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yoke

nounmasculinegeneral useuncommon/ˈʒuɡu/ju·go

Definition

Piece of wood placed on the neck of draught animals to yoke them together; figuratively, dominion, oppression, subjection.

“The oxen were harnessed together by a wooden yoke.”

“The country finally threw off the yoke of colonialism.”

oppressive yoke