Y – Yoke

A Yoke of oxen.

To remember the collective noun for oxen, use the following mnemonic:

He didn't do it for a joke (yoke) – one of the oxen got up onto the cart because he really was afraid of the water.

Examples of yoke in a sentence:

The yoke of oxen worked in the fields.

A yoke of oxen was bought by the farmer.

It's amazing how much weight a yoke of oxen can pull.