joug

joug

English

Etymology

Related to yoke; see jougs.

Noun

joug (plural jougs)

1. The crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.
2. Synonym of jougs (“chained iron collar for sinners”)
   • 1873, John Murray (publishers.), Handbook for travellers in Scotland (page 261)

     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.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French joug, from Old French jug, jou, jof, from Latin jugum, iugum, from Proto-Italic *jugom, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒu/
• Homophones: joue, jouent, joues, jougs

Noun

joug m (plural jougs)

1. yoke
2. balance beam

Further reading

• “joug”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.