All 4 Uses of
yoke
in
Medea, by Euripides
- Oh, Shall I not lift the slow Yoke, and let Life go, As a beast out in the night, To lie, and be rid of pain?†
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- And she who, labouring long, shall find some way Whereby her lord may* bear with her, nor fray His yoke too fiercely, blessed is the breath That woman draws!†
- I saved thee Let thine own Greeks be witness, every one That sailed on Argo saved thee, sent alone To yoke with yokes the bulls of fiery breath, And sow that Acre of the Lords of Death; And mine own ancient Serpent, who did keep The Golden Fleece, the eyes that knew not sleep, And shining coils, him also did I smite Dead for thy sake, and lifted up the light That bade thee live.†
- I saved thee Let thine own Greeks be witness, every one That sailed on Argo saved thee, sent alone To yoke with yokes the bulls of fiery breath, And sow that Acre of the Lords of Death; And mine own ancient Serpent, who did keep The Golden Fleece, the eyes that knew not sleep, And shining coils, him also did I smite Dead for thy sake, and lifted up the light That bade thee live.†
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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