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A suffix from AS. -an, formerly used to form the plural of many nouns, as in ashen, eyen, oxen, all obs. except oxen. In some cases, s…

To yoke to.

A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.

The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

Harness; warlike preparation.

To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle.

That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.

A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as par…

To unyoke; to free from a yoke; to disjoin.

To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carr…

The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.

To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter.

The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down…

To put into harness; to harness.

Relating to a yoke, or to marriage.

To yoke improperly.

A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through t…

Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen.