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Yoke

Definition

(literary/archaic) A wooden frame or bar, typically U-shaped, used to join two animals, especially oxen, together for pulling a plough or cart. Also used figuratively to describe a burden, oppression, or a pair of things joined together. Typically collocates with 'of oxen', 'under the yoke', 'break the yoke'.

Example Sentences

1The ancient farmer carefully fitted the yoke of oxen to the plough, ready for a long day of tilling the fields.
2Under the yoke of colonial rule, the native population suffered greatly, their culture and traditions suppressed.
3The poet used the image of a yoke to describe the burden of responsibility that weighed upon her shoulders.
4The revolution aimed to break the yoke of oppression and establish a new era of freedom and equality.
5In a symbolic gesture, the newly independent nation discarded the yoke of its former colonial masters, embracing its newfound sovereignty.

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