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yoke

wooden beam used on the necks of a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load
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yoke

Summary

yoke ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,299 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • yoke is a type of harness[2].
  • yoke is part of tack[3].
  • yoke is used for animal-powered transport[4].
  • yoke is used for pair arrangement of oxen[5].
  • yoke's Commons category is recorded as Neck yoke (harness)[6].
  • yoke's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[7].
  • yoke's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[8].
  • yoke's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • yoke's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10].

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Definition and Type

yoke is a type of harness[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include animal-powered transport[4] and pair arrangement of oxen[5]. yoke is part of tack[3].

Influence

Things named for yoke include deflection yoke[11], a coil[12].

Why It Matters

yoke ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,299 views/month).[1] yoke has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] yoke is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for yoke include deflection yoke[11], a coil[12].

Related Entities

deflection yoke

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . tesauromuseus.com.br. tesauromuseus.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → tack
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → animal-powered transport, pair arrangement of oxen
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531831405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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