yoke Signification, définition

Signification de yoke en français

• 0 a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc. -- joug

• 1 a frame placed across a person’s shoulders, for carrying buckets etc. -- palanche

• 2 something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free -- joug

  • They suffered under the yoke of slavery.

• 3 the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck -- empiècement

  • a black dress with a white yoke.

• 4 to join with a yoke -- mettre au joug

  • He yoked the oxen to the plough.