Basically, a yoke is a long wooden beam with two recessed areas on the underside to fit over the necks of a pair of draft animals, usually oxen, to harness them together to pull a plow, a cart, or some other load.
Põhiliselt on see pikk puust kahe loogaga poom, mis paigutatakse kahe veolooma, tavaliselt härja kuklasse, et nad paarisrakendis veaksid atra, vankrit või midagi muud.