All 3 Uses of
yoke
in
Julius Caesar
- groaning underneath this age's yoke,
p. 17.5 *yoke = oppressive burden
- Our yoke and sufferance show us womanish.
p. 39.9yoke = oppressive burden or constraint
- O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb
That carries anger as the flint bears fire;
Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark,
And straight is cold again.p. 157.5 *yoked = joined
Definitions:
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(1)
(yoke as in: the yoke of bondage) an oppressive burden or something that limits freedom
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(2)
(yoke as in: oxen yoke) a wooden frame used to join beasts of burden so they pull together, or a connected pair, or the connecting of a pair
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
See a comprehensive dictionary for less common senses of the word including:- a clothing item from which fabric is hung
- a control apparatus for an airplane or ship