jougs

English

Alternative forms

• juggs, joggs

Etymology

From Latin iugum (“yoke”), possibly via French jougs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːɡz/
• Rhymes: -uːɡz

Noun

jougs (plural jougs)

1. (historical) A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn.

   Synonym: joug

   • 1898, William Baird, Annals of Duddingston and Portobello, pages 193–194:

     Fornication and adultery were crimes punishable in case of confession in various ways […] standing in the jougs at the door of the kirk barefoot and in sackcloth […]
     Blasphemy, swearing, drunkenness, " flyting and scolding," slander, " the abuse of husbands by their wives," and other suchlike offences were punishable with exposure to public scorn in the " jougs," […] The "jougs" (from jugum, a yoke) consisted of an iron collar in two halves fastened by a clasp, and suspended by a chain about six feet from the ground, which was generally hung on the wall at the entrance gate of the Church.

Translations

chained iron collar

• German: Halseisen (de) n

Noun

jougs

1. plural of joug

French

Noun

jougs m

1. plural of joug