yoke
(a wooden bar fastened across the necks of two oxen and attached to the plow)
- I had to borrow a yoke and two oxen to plow the field.
literary (a situation or an experience that restricts your freedom and makes life very difficult to endure)
- The country is still under the yoke of a dictator.
- He is tied to the yoke of tradition.
yolk
(the yellow part of an egg)
- You like the yolk runny, don’t you?
- Only the yolk contains cholesterol.