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joug en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Related to yoke; see jougs.

Meanings

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. 1873, John Murray (publishers.), Handbook for travellers in Scotland (page 261)

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Synonyms

jougs

joug en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Compare jug.

Meanings

1. Synonym of Scottish pint.
   • A gallon equaled three Scottish pints or jougs. 2022, Graham Simpson, From Croft to Craft, page 347:

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Synonyms

Scottish pint