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 limits your freedom and makes your life very difficult to bear)
- The country is still under the yoke of a dictator.
- He is tied to the yoke of tradition.
yolk
(the yellow part in an egg)
- You like the yolk runny, don’t you?
- Only the yolk contains cholesterol.