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Definition of 'jougs'

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn
  • * {{quote-book|year=1898
    • |author=William Baird |title=Annals of Duddingston and Portobello |page=193-194 |passage=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.}} ----

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