A yolk is the yellow centre of an egg.
- Egg yolks are high in cholesterol, but egg whites are not.
A yoke is a frame or harness that fits over the shoulders to support weight or that connects two animals pulling a plow.
- Julie positioned the canoe yoke on her shoulders before she portaged through the bush.
Yoke also applies to the animals themselves and the action of harnessing.
- A yoke of oxen worked the fields.
- The farmer yoked the oxen before setting out to work the fields.
By extension, yoke refers to servitude.
- Rebel against the yoke of tyranny!
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