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What is the noun for yoked?

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yoke
  1. Frame around the neck, and related senses.
    1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at the heads or necks enabling them to pull a plough, cart etc. [from 8th c.]
    2. (now US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung. [from 10th c.]
    3. Any of various linking or supporting objects that resemble a yoke; a crosspiece, a curved bar etc. [from 12th c.]
    4. A frame worn on the neck of an animal, such as a cow, pig, or goose, to prevent passage through a fence. [from 16th c.]
    5. A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole. [from 17th c.]
    6. (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks. [from 18th c.]
    7. (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube. [from 19th c.]
    8. The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders, or the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes. [from 19th c.]
    9. (aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; now specifically, the control column. [from 20th c.]
    10. (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
    11. (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
  2. Pair of harnessed draught animals, and related senses.
    1. (now chiefly historical) A pair of animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something. [from 10th c.]
    2. (Scotland, Ireland) A horse and cart, a carriage; now generally, a car or other vehicle. [from 19th c.]
    3. (informal, Ireland) A miscellaneous object; a gadget. [from 20th c.]
    4. (slang, Ireland) Pill of a psychoactive drug.
  3. Extended uses and quantities.
    1. An area of arable land, especially specifically consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50-60 acres. [from 9th c.]
    2. (figuratively) A burden; something which oppresses or restrains a person. [from 9th c.]
    3. A bond of love, especially marriage. [from 10th c.]
    4. (chiefly Scotland, English regional) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; a shift of work. [from 18th c.]
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The carts used here are strong and clumsy, and drawn by oxen fastened to them by a heavy wooden yoke.”
      “For in companions that do converse and waste the time together, whose souls do bear an equal yoke of love, there must be needs a like proportion of lineaments, of manners, and of spirits.”
      “The Belgic provinces persisted in declaring themselves forever released from the yoke of the House of Austria.”
yokelet
  1. (US, archaic) A small farm, requiring only one yoke of oxen to till it.
yoking
  1. The act or period of something being yoked.
yoke
  1. Misspelling of yolk.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The carts used here are strong and clumsy, and drawn by oxen fastened to them by a heavy wooden yoke.”
      “For in companions that do converse and waste the time together, whose souls do bear an equal yoke of love, there must be needs a like proportion of lineaments, of manners, and of spirits.”
      “The Belgic provinces persisted in declaring themselves forever released from the yoke of the House of Austria.”
yokelets
  1. plural of yokelet
yokings
  1. plural of yoking
yokes
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