neck yoke
A 'neck yoke' is a versatile tool used historically and in modern times for both animal husbandry and manual labor.
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Definition
B2Animal Husbandry
(technical)A wooden frame fitted around the necks of animals, like oxen, to join them for pulling loads.
Example
- Farmers used a neck yoke to harness the oxen together for plowing the fields.
B2Manual Labor
(historical)A device with arms for carrying buckets or other loads, suspended from the shoulders.
Example
- The laborer used a neck yoke to carry water from the well to the village.
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Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "neck yoke":
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