Yoking

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of putting a yoke on; the act of joining or coupling.
  • noun. As much work as is done by draft-animals at one time; hence, generally, as much work as is done at a stretch.
  • noun. plural In mining surveys, the stakes or monuments on the surface of the ground which when connected together by lines give the boundaries of the claim.
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  • verb. Present participle of yoke.
  • Word Usage
    "Before the war the carrier was that encircling statesman ** on the English throne who employed his short reign in yoking to his chariot one European and non-European nation after another, giving them the hypnotic suggestion that they were threatened by some evil by Germany-the fatherland of his own father, be it said incidentally."
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