joug

plural jougs

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)

   Synonyms: jougs

plural jougs

1. Synonym of Scottish pint.

   A gallon equaled three Scottish pints or jougs.

   2022, Graham Simpson, From Croft to Craft, page 347

   Synonyms: Scottish pint