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joug

joug noun: the crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

joug (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

Synonyms of joug

Forms of joug

pluraljougs

Origin of joug

Related to yoke; see jougs.

Compare jug.

Questions about joug

What does joug mean?
Joug means the crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.
What part of speech is joug?
Joug is a noun.
What is the plural of joug?
The plural of joug is jougs.

Words near joug in the dictionary

  1. Jouan
  2. Jouars-Pontchartrain
  3. Joubert
  4. Joubert syndrome
  5. Jouberts
  6. joug
  7. jough
  8. jougs
  9. jouisance
  10. jouissance
  11. jouissances

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