JOUGS, JUGGS, or JOGGS (O. Fr. joug, ...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V15,
Page 523
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
JOUGS, JUGGS, or JOGGS (O. Fr. joug, from Lat. jugum, a yoke)
, an instrument of punishment formerly in use in Scotland, See also: - HOLLAND
- HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
- HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
- HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
- HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
- HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
- HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
- HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART
and possibly other countries
.
It was an iron collar fastened by a short chain to a wall, often of the parish See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
, or to a See also: - TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
- TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )
.
The collar was placed round the offender's neck and fastened by a padlock
.
The jougs was practically a pillory
.
It was used for ecclesiastical as well as civil offences
.
Examples may still be seen in Scotland
.
End of Article: JOUGS, JUGGS, or JOGGS (O. Fr. joug, from Lat. jugum, a yoke)
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