ox-yoken.

Brit.

/ˈɒksjəʊk/, U.S.

/ˈɑksˌjoʊk/

Forms: see ox n. and yoke n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ox n., yoke n.

Etymology: < ox n. + yoke n.

A yoke used for draught oxen. Also (occasionally) in extended use.

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yokeeOE

bow?1530

ox-yoke1573

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 15 With oxbowes & oxiokes, & other things moe: for oxteme & horseteme, in plough for to goe.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 244/1 In the Cart-House..Oxeyokes, Horse Collars.

1785 G. Washington Diary 16 Nov. (1925) II. 441 A good Oxe Cart—2 Oxe yokes.

1810 in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. i. 164 One Plough, one Harrow..and two Ox yokes.

a1847 in H. Howe Hist. Coll. Ohio (1847) 188 Journeys..of 20 or 50 miles, for the sole purpose of having the staple of an ox-yoke mended.

1879 B. F. Taylor Summer-savory xvii. 138 Awkward H's like a pair of leaning bar-posts with one bar, and B's like ox~yokes.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 41 Penny..went to the sink-hole with a wooden ox-yoke supporting two wooden buckets over his thin shoulders.

1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 132/2 He [sc. Landels] argues that the ancients used the ox-yoke for horses and mules, despite its glaring disadvantages, because horses and mules never had to pull heavy loads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ox-yoke
释义	ox-yoken. Brit. /ˈɒksjəʊk/, U.S. /ˈɑksˌjoʊk/ Forms: see ox n. and yoke n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ox n., yoke n. Etymology: < ox n. + yoke n. A yoke used for draught oxen. Also (occasionally) in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > yoke yokeeOE bow?1530 ox-yoke1573 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 15 With oxbowes & oxiokes, & other things moe: for oxteme & horseteme, in plough for to goe. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 244/1 In the Cart-House..Oxeyokes, Horse Collars. 1785 G. Washington Diary 16 Nov. (1925) II. 441 A good Oxe Cart—2 Oxe yokes. 1810 in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. i. 164 One Plough, one Harrow..and two Ox yokes. a1847 in H. Howe Hist. Coll. Ohio (1847) 188 Journeys..of 20 or 50 miles, for the sole purpose of having the staple of an ox-yoke mended. 1879 B. F. Taylor Summer-savory xvii. 138 Awkward H's like a pair of leaning bar-posts with one bar, and B's like ox~yokes. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 41 Penny..went to the sink-hole with a wooden ox-yoke supporting two wooden buckets over his thin shoulders. 1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 132/2 He [sc. Landels] argues that the ancients used the ox-yoke for horses and mules, despite its glaring disadvantages, because horses and mules never had to pull heavy loads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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