All 4 Uses of
yoke
in
The Prophet
- And you receivers – and you are all receivers – assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives.†
- What of the ox who loves his yoke and deems the elk and deer of the forest stray and vagrant things?†
- What man's law shall bind you if you break your yoke but upon no man's prison door?†
- I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff.
*yoke = oppressive burden
Definition:
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(yoke as in: the yoke of bondage) an oppressive burden