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A withers yoke is a yoke that fits just in front of the withers, or the shoulder blades, of the oxen. The yoke is held in position by straps, either alone or with a pair of wooden staves on either side of the ox's withers; the pull is however from the yoke itself, not from the staves.
Yoke, part of a motorcycle fork; A nickname given by hobbyist for Yokomo; A connector used in a stage lighting instrument; Ring yoke, the frame to which magnets are attached in a field coil; SCUBA diving yoke, an A-clamp connector; A nuclear test in Operation Sandstone; A slang term for the drug MDMA, better known as "ecstasy"
Poka-yoke was originally baka-yoke, but as this means "fool-proofing" (or "idiot-proofing") the name was changed to the milder poka-yoke. [4] Poka-yoke is derived from poka o yokeru (ポカを避ける), a term in shogi that means avoiding an unthinkably bad move.
The term was generalized over time to include people who lived in rural areas and were not considered as sophisticated as their urban counterparts. Though not a term explicitly denoting lower class, some argue that the term degrades impoverished rural people and that "hicks" continue as one of the few groups that can be ridiculed and ...
A recent study is revealing popular slang in the commonwealth. See how Kentucky favorites compare to popular terms in the U.S.
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
A yoke, alternatively known as a control wheel or a control column, is a device used for piloting some fixed-wing aircraft. [1] The pilot uses the yoke to control the attitude of the plane, usually in both pitch and roll. Rotating the control wheel controls the ailerons and the roll axis.
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