Meaning of joug | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.
2. Synonym of Scottish pint.
3. Synonym of jougs (“chained iron collar for sinners”).

Examples

“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.”

“A gallon equaled three Scottish pints or jougs.”

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