Bible Encyclopedias
Jougs

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

An iron collar hung by a chain in some public place, was fastened round a culprit's neck, who was thus exposed in a sort of pillory; in use in Scotland from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jougs'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/jougs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.