Yoke

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Old English Ä¡eoc.

Pronunciation

• yōk, /jəʊk/, /j@Uk/

  Rhymes: -əʊk

Noun

Yoke (plural Yokes)

1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
2. The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
3. ((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A fitting placed accross the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
4. Common misspelling of yolk

Translations

wooden bar

Albanian: zgjedhë f Catalan: jou n Croatian: igo n, jaram m Czech: jařmo n Danish: åg Esperanto: jugo Estonian: ike Finnish: ies French: joug m German: Joch n

Hungarian: iga, járom Italian: giogo m Latin: iugum n Old English: ġeoc n Slovak: jarmo n Spanish: yugo m Swedish: ok n.

electromagnetic coil

nautical yoke

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