jougs

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jougs - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jougs \Jougs\, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See Yoke.]
     An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in
     Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See
     Juke. --Sir W. Scott.
     [1913 Webster]