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1 yoke
n. ok; spann, par; bygel, klyka; förening, koppling, förbindelse; underkuvelse; elektromagnet i bildskärm avsedd att rikta elektronstrålen--------v. sätta ok på; spänna för; koppla samman, förena; förtrycka, underkuva* * *[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) ok2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) ok3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) ok4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) ok2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) lägga oket på, spänna för
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