a bar or frame by which two draught animals, e.g. oxen, are joined at the heads or necks for working together

a frame fitted to somebody's shoulders to carry a divided load, e.g. two buckets or baskets, in two equal portions

an arched device formerly laid on the neck of a defeated person to symbolize defeat, esp in a triumphal procession

a fitted or shaped piece at the top of a garment from which the rest hangs

a crosspiece on a rudder to which steering lines are attached

(treated as sing. or pl) two animals yoked or worked together

to put a yoke on (e.g. a pair of oxen)

to connect (two things) as if by a yoke