Divine Angel said:

But also, the Scrabble dictionary didn’t list it.

yoke n 1: fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

2: an oppressive power; “under the yoke of a tyrant”; “they threw off the yoke of domination” 3: two items of the same kind syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad 4: a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; “pulled by a yoke of oxen” 5: support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end 6: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together 7: stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team v 1: become joined or linked together

The after part of a 27-foot whaler: