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.

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.