joug

词形变化

jougs 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.

  2. 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.

  3. 1.

    Synonym of Scottish pint.

词源

Related to yoke; see jougs.

来源：wiktionary