Crossword-Solution: JOUGS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| 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. |
We have 5 clues for the answer “JOUGS”
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| Juggs | 5 answers |
| jugum | 5 answers |
| JOGGS | 5 answers |
| PUNISHMENT, form of 15th-18th c.) | 6 answers |
| pillory | 9 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with JOUGS (5)
The few cottages that remain speak of other days, and the old churchyard, and the jougs--an iron collar in which offenders were pilloried--fastened to the porch of the church, bring back the long-forgotten past.
The jougs are simple in form, consisting of an iron ring or collar, with a joint or hinge at the back to permit its being opened and closed, and in the front are loops for the affixing of a padlock to secure it round the neck of the culprit.
Disregarding parental authority in Scotland was frequently the cause of young folk being punished by the jougs, and in other ways.
The case of Bessie Black was investigated, and it was proved that for the third time she had been found guilty of leaving the path of virtue, and for her transgressions she was directed for six Sabbaths to stand at the Cross in the jougs.
For a lock to the bregan and mending it £1 16 0 In Jamieson's "Dictionary" it is spelled "braidyeane." Persons neglecting to attend church on the Sunday were frequently put into the jougs.