yoke
nounUK /jəʊk/
US /joʊk/
A wooden bar that joins two animals together so they can pull a plow.
The farmer put a yoke on the two oxen to plow the field.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A frame carried on a person's shoulders for carrying buckets.
She carried two pails of water on a yoke.
3. To join two things together.
The two companies were yoked in a partnership.
4. A burden or heavy load that feels like being tied down.
The yoke of debt weighed on the family.
5. A part of a garment that fits over the shoulders.
The dress had a lace yoke.