- jougs
- noun /dʒuːɡz/A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn
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Jougs — Jougs, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See {Yoke}.] An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also {juggs}.] See {Juke}. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jougs — The jougs, juggs, or joggs (Old French joug , from Lat. jugum , a yoke) is an instrument of punishment formerly in use in Scotland, the Netherlands and possibly other countries. It was an iron collar fastened by a short chain to a wall, often of… … Wikipedia
JOUGS — an iron collar hung by a chain in some public place, was fastened round a culprit s neck, who was thus exposed in a sort of pillory; in use in Scotland from the 16th to the 18th centuries … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Jougs — a hinged collar n which the criminal was locked, attached by a chain to a wall … Scottish slang
jougs — ˈjügz noun plural but singular in construction (also joug ˈjüg) Etymology: alteration of earlier jogis, jougis, perhaps modification of Middle French joug yoke, from Latin jugum more at yoke : an iron collar fastened to a wall or post and used in … Useful english dictionary
juggs — Jougs Jougs, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See {Yoke}.] An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also {juggs}.] See {Juke}. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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