yoking noun.
['jǝʊkɪŋ] LME.[from YOKE verb + -ING1.]1. The action of
YOKE verb; an instance of this;
esp. the coupling or attaching of animals by a yoke.
LME.b. Harness.
Scot. &
US.
L19.2. A spell of work at the plough etc., done by a team of horses at a stretch, between being yoked and unyoked.
E16.■ G. S. Keith A pair of horses can plough an English acre in three journies, or yokings, of four hours each.b. transf. An unbroken spell of any activity.
E18.■ A. J. Cupples 'A double yoking'..a service when two successive sermons were preached without any mid-day interval.3. A measure of land, prob. representing the amount ploughed at one yoking.
obsolete exc.
Hist. L16.4. Mining. In
pl. Pieces of wood joined together within a pit to prevent falls of earth or used in conjunction with stowces to mark out a claim.
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