Jougs n. : An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke.Example:Taxonomyjougs, free encyclopedia, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, East Ayrshire, iron collar, the Netherlands, Duddingston, parish church, padlock, pillory, prison, Sir Walter Scott, Borders, Abbotsford, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, search, joggs.Defination from the web:jougs was practically a pillory. It was used for ecclesiastical as well as civil offences. Examples could still be seen in ... Sir Walter Scott rescued the 'jougs' from Threave Castle in the Borders and attached them to the castellated gateway he built at Abbotsford House. ...
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