 Page Index:  Y-FRAME: a rare type of bondage furniture consisting of an uppercase Y-shaped cross that is affixed to a frame or to a wall, in which a person can be bound for the purpose of flagellation. It is much like the St. Andrew's cross, only with one bar at the bottom so that the feet may be bound together. It is also used upside down, in which the legs are bound spread apart while the hands are bound to the single upright piece, similar to a whipping post position. See ST. ANDREW'S CROSS and WHIPPING POST. 
YELLOW: A commonly used slow word (mid-level safeword), used to signal to the dominant to slow down, or ease up on the intensity of play, without stopping the session completely. It is sometimes seen as topping from the bottom. See SLOW WORD, GO WORD, and TOPPING FROM THE BOTTOM. YOKE (SHOULDER YOKE): a restraint device consisting of a bar or plank, locking cuffs for the wrists, and a cuff for the neck. When worn, it resembles a carrying pole, called a milkmaid’s yoke, bucket yoke, or shoulder yoke, used by homesteaders and farmers to carry a load on each side. It often resembles a portable version of a pillory or stocks. See related SHREW'S FIDDLE and PILLORY. 
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