1 gen 1667 anni - yoke

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The contrivance which coupled oxen together for drawing a plough. 1544 <i>I will that ... my two sons ... have my yokes, temes, waynes,</i> Kirkburton (FACcc); 1554 <i>my best bounde wayne, foure of the best yockes and teames, a ploughe and four of my best oxen,</i> Monk Fryston (Th27/5). The coupled oxen were then referred to as a yoke: 1539 <i>I witt to the forsaide Thomas one yoke of oxen</i>, Woodkirk (Th19/4); 1558 <i>to my sonne ... one yocke of oxen with all manner of waines, plowes</i>, Burley (Th27/230). </br> A similar kind of wooden frame was attached to farm animals that foraged, to prevent them from breaking through hedgerows or fences: 1578 <i>A payne that every manes swine be rynged and yoked before Trinitie next comynge,</i> Lepton (WBR/12/4). Even geese had some sort of yoke to hinder their movememts: 1667 <i>that no person ... doe keepe their swine unwringed or their Geese unyoaked</i>, South Crosland (WBR/12/13). Similar attachments allowed a person to carry pairs of baskets or pails: 1599 <i>Three slynge yolkes and one heade yolke iiijs</i>, Rawmarsh (TWH16/160). Note: 1260 Hugh <i>Yoktdogge</i> of Skeffling and William <i>Yocktdoeg</i> of Burton Pidsea (YRS12/79-80). See ring, sling yoke.

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