jougs

British  

/ dʒʊɡz /

plural noun

1. history an iron ring, fastened by a chain to a wall, post, or tree, in which an offender was held by the neck: common in Scotland from the 16th to 18th century

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Etymology

Origin of jougs

C16: probably from French joug yoke

Example Sentences

Jougs, joogz, n. an iron neck-ring that constituted the old Scottish pillory.

From Project Gutenberg

Public penance was also resorted to, often in addition to some other form of punishment; the penance usually involving the use of the “repentance-stool,” or the jaggs, or jougs.

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Qu’ils viennent voir au fond de l’étable un pauvre animal maigre, exténué, battant de sa queue inquiète ses flancs décharnés, soufflant avec effroi et dédain sur la nourriture qu’on lui présente, les yeux toujours tournés vers la porte, en grattant du pied la place vide à ses côtés, flairant les jougs et les chaînes que son compagnon a portés, et l’appelant sans cesse avec de déplorables mugissements.

From Project Gutenberg

In Scotland the jougs were usually fastened to a church door, a tree in a churchyard, the post of a church gate, a market cross, or a market tron, or weighing-post, and not infrequently to prison doors.

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Disregarding parental authority in Scotland was frequently the cause of young folk being punished by the jougs, and in other ways.

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