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joug¹

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Related to yoke; see jougs.

noun jougs

  1. The crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.
  2. Synonym of jougs (“chained iron collar for sinners”). About 6 ft. from the ground is fastened "the joug," an iron collar in the wall, used to confine prisoners before it was thought worth while to build prisons or cages for them.

    Similar: jougs

joug²

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Compare jug.

noun jougs

  1. Synonym of Scottish pint. A gallon equaled three Scottish pints or jougs.

    Similar: Scottish pint

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@misc{joug_2026,
  title = {joug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}