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Definition of hog yoke in US English:
hog yoke
(also hog's yoke)
noun
1A wooden frame placed around a hog's neck to prevent it pushing its way through hedges, fences, etc. (now rare).
2(Nautical) a quadrant (now historical).
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tusser (c1524–1580), writer on agriculture and poet.
