yoke

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put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together (同)coupling
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" (同)link
become joined or linked together
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture (同)rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon
stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants; "the boys empty yokel-like expression"
remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow"

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〈C〉『くびき』(2頭の牛を首のところでつなぐ器具) / 〈U〉(くびきでつないだ)2頭の牛 / 〈V〉くびき状のもの;(おけなどをかつぐ)天びん棒 / 〈U〉《the yoke》(…の)束縛,支配《+of+名》 / 〈C〉《単数型で》(…の)きずな,結びつき《+of+名》 / 〈C〉(衣服の)ヨーク,えり肩 / 〈牛・馬など〉‘に'くびきをかける,‘を'くびきでつなぐ / …を結びつける,いっしょなする / 結びつく,連れになる
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Withers yoke

A yoke is a wooden beam normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do; some yokes are fitted to individual animals. There are several types of yoke, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen. A pair of oxen may be called a yoke of oxen, and yoke is also a verb, as in "to yoke a pair of oxen". Other animals that may be yoked include horses, mules, donkeys, and water buffalo.

Etymology

The word "yoke" is believed to derive from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (yoke), from verb *yeug- (join, unite). This root has descendants in almost all known Indo-European languages including German Joch, Latin iugum, Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zygon), Persian یوغ (yuğ), Sanskrit युग (yugá), Hittite 𒄿𒌑𒃷 (iúkan), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo), Lithuanian jungas, Old Irish cuing, Armenian լուծ (luç), etc. (all meaning "yoke"). The verb to subjugate derives from the Latin form.

Neck or bow yoke

Bow yokes on a bullock team

A bow yoke /ˈboʊ/ is a shaped wooden crosspiece bound to the necks of a pair of oxen (or occasionally to horses). It is held on the animals' necks by an oxbow, from which it gets its name. The oxbow is usually U-shaped and also transmits force from the animals' shoulders. A swivel between the animals, beneath the centre of the yoke, attaches to the pole of a vehicle or to chains (traces) used to drag a load.

Bow yokes are traditional in Europe, and in the United States, Australia and Africa.

Head yoke

Oxen in Germany wearing head yokes

A head yoke fits onto the head of the oxen. It usually fits behind the horns, and has carved-out sections into which the horns fit; it may be a single beam attached to both oxen, or each ox may have a separate short beam (see picture). The yoke is then strapped to the horns of the oxen with yoke straps. Some types fit instead onto the front of the head, again strapped to the horns, and ox pads are then used for cushioning the forehead of the ox. A tug pole is held to the bottom of the yoke using yoke irons and chains. The tug pole can either be a short pole with a chain attached for hauling, or a long pole with a hook on the end that has no chain at all. Sometimes the pole is attached to a wagon and the oxen are simply backed over this pole, the pole is then raised between them and a backing bolt is dropped into the chains on the yoke irons in order to haul the wagon.

Head yokes are widely used in southern Europe,^{[citation needed]} much of South America and in Canada.

Withers yoke

Withers yokes in use in Burma

A withers yoke is a yoke that fits just in front of the withers, or the shoulder blades, of the oxen. The yoke is held in position by straps, either alone or with a pair of wooden staves either side of the ox's withers; the pull is however from the yoke itself, not from the staves. Withers yokes particularly suit zebu cattle, which have high humps on their withers.

Withers yokes are widely used in Africa and India, where zebu cattle are common.

Comparison

Although all three yoke types are effective, each has its advantages and disadvantages. As mentioned above, withers yokes suit zebu cattle, and head yokes can of course only be used for animals with suitable horns. Head yokes need to be re-shaped frequently to fit the animals' horns as they grow; unlike other types, a single-beam head yoke fixes the heads of the oxen apart, helping them to stand quietly without fighting. A single-beam head yoke may offer better braking ability on downhill grades and appears to be preferred in rugged mountainous areas such as Switzerland, Spain and parts of Italy.^[1] Bow yokes need to be the correct size for the animal, and new ones are often made as the animal grows, but they need no adjustment in use. Whichever type is used, various lengths of yoke may be required for different agricultural implements or to adjust to different crop-row spacings.^[2]

Single yoke

A child ploughing the land with a single-yoked water buffalo in Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos

A yoke may be used with a single animal. Oxen are normally worked in pairs, but water buffalo in Asian countries are commonly used singly, with the aid of a bow-shaped withers yoke.^[3] Use of single bow or withers yokes on oxen is documented from North America, China, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Switzerland, and several designs of single head or forehead yoke are recorded in Germany.^[4]

Symbolism

The yoke has connotations of subservience and toiling; in some ancient cultures it was traditional to force a vanquished enemy to pass beneath a symbolic yoke of spears or swords. The yoke may be a metaphor for something oppressive or burdensome, such as feudalism, imperialism, corvée, tribute, or conscription, as in the expressions the "Norman Yoke" (in England), the "Tatar Yoke" (in Russia), or the "Turkish Yoke" (in the Balkans).

The metaphor can also refer to the state of being linked or chained together by contract or marriage, similar to a pair of oxen.^[5] The yoke is frequently used metaphorically in the Bible, first in Genesis regarding Esau.^[6]

In the 20th century, the yoke and arrows became a political symbol of the Falange political movement in Spain.^[7]

Gallery

Yoke on bullock cart, India
Yoke on bullock use for Ploughing, India

References

^ Roosenberg, Richard (1992). "Britchen, Brakes, Head Yokes for restraining loads behind oxen" (PDF). TechGuides. Tillers International. Retrieved May 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ "Harnessing draught animals" (PDF). A Guide for Farmers on Good Land Husbandry. Zimbabwe Farmers Union; Department for Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex). Retrieved May 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ Conroy, Drew. "Ox Yokes: Culture, Comfort and Animal Welfare" (PDF). World Association for Transport Animal Welfare and Studies. Retrieved May 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ Roosenberg, Richard (1997). "Yoking and Harnessing Single Cattle" (PDF). TechGuides. Tillers International. Retrieved May 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ Oxford American Dictionaries (computer application). Apple Computer. 2005.
^ Genesis 27:40
^ Wendy Parkins. Fashioning the body politic: dress, gender, citizenship. Oxford, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: Berg, 2002. Pp. 178

External links

Information on how a yoke is carved (ISCOWP)
Information on how a bow is crafted (ISCOWP)

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