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Synonyms of yoke

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Another word for yoke is milkmaid's yoke. Other synonyms of yoke are shoulder pole, pingo, control wheel and yokibus.

Synonyms and similar words for yoke

nounA pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc....

nounAny of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control...

  • control wheelSynonym of stick (“a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of...

nounA miscellaneous object; a gadget.

  • yokibusA miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.

Meaning of yoke

  1. noun A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; two draught animals connected by such a yoke; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
  2. noun Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
  3. noun A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.

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Questions about synonyms of yoke

What is another word for yoke?
Yoke has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as milkmaid's yoke, shoulder pole, pingo, control wheel and yokibus.
What does yoke mean?
Yoke means a bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; two draught animals connected by such a yoke; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.

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