Yoking

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  • v. Present participle of yoke.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. plural In mining surveys, the stakes or monuments on the surface of the ground which when connected together by lines give the boundaries of the claim.
  • n. The act of putting a yoke on; the act of joining or coupling.
  • n. As much work as is done by draft-animals at one time; hence, generally, as much work as is done at a stretch.
  • Word Usage
    "Before the war the carrier was that encircling statesman ** on the English throne who employed his short reign in yoking to his chariot one European and non-European nation after another, giving them the hypnotic suggestion that they were threatened by some evil by Germany-the fatherland of his own father, be it said incidentally."
    Equivalent
    pig yoke   
    Verb Form
    yoked    yokes    yoking   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stable gear    saddlery    tack    conjoin    join    support    connexion    connection    connective    connecter   
    Variant
    bell   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chain    link    slavery    bondage    service    couple    enslave    restrain    confine    mate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baroque    Coke    Koch    Polk    Stoke    Wouk    awoke    baroque    bloke    boak   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bondage    tyranny    dominion    burden    domination    despotism    restraint    thraldom    sway    servitude