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Definition of Jougs
1. n. An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke.
Definition of Jougs
1. Noun. A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jougs
1. a punishment using an iron collar [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jougs
Literary usage of Jougs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Stobo Church: Compiled from Original Sources by Clement Bryce Gunn (1907)
"THE jougs. At the Church of Stobo, attached to its ancient porch may be still
seen at the present day the iron Collar called the jougs, which was fastened ..."
2. Domestic Annals of Scotland: From the Reformation to the Rebellion of 1745 by Robert Chambers (1885)
"The jougs-at Duddingston Three witnesses attested regarding urc ' James Middleton,
that, on his being rebuked by the minister, they heard him say that ' he ..."
3. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"jougs, JUGGS, or JOGGS, the name given in Scotland to a form of pillory which was
... The jougs were nothing more than an iron ring or collar, fastened by a ..."
4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1905)
"The " jougs" were a distinctively Scottish punishment, and scarcely known south
of the border. The jougs jn Scotland took the place, and served the purpose, ..."
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