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ออกเสียง Yoke = ‘YOHK’  

ออกเสียง yolk = ‘YOHLK’

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

Yoke =

a working frame for oxen

Not to be confused with:

yolk = the yellow of an egg

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Yoke

Raglan sleeves don't just alter the sleeves of a sweater

but the yoke as well.

The word yoke refers to the fittedor shaped

piece at the shoulders of a garment.

Some traditional sweater

designs feature interesting stitches or colorworkat the yoke,

particularly Icelandic lopi sweaters

and the famous Bohus sweaters of Sweden.

This particular meaning of the noun yoke

is comparatively recent

—it dates back to the 1880s.

It is an extension of a much earlier meaning of yoke

that refers to the wooden frame used to link two working animals

(such as oxen or horses) together.

The frames are put around the animals' necks and shoulders,

and the yoked animals are then

hooked up toa plow, sled, or other implement.

The word yoke is over 1,000 years old.

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

Yoke & yolk

The yellow center of an egg is its yolk.

The link that holds two oxen together is a yoke; they are yoked.