The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Yoke

Sea Terms

A horizontal piece of wood or metal placed across the head of a boat's rudder, to each end of which a yoke-line is secured, and by which the boat is steered.

Boat davits and boat fittings — davit, guy, tackle, gripes, chocks, yoke and tiller
Boat davits and boat fittings — davit, guy, tackle, gripes, chocks, yoke and tiller
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