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| Yoke:
A yoke is a wooden bar or frame by which two draft
animals, such as oxen, are joined at the heads or necks for
working together. Research
tells us that yokes were used in
Mesopotamia
as early as 3000 BC. The
ancient farmers discovered that the use of yokes on a team of
oxen increased the power and efficiency of the animals
enabling them to more effectively pull a plow or heavy sled.
Many American pioneers used yokes, oxen and wagons to
transport their families and belongings to frontier
settlements. |
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