1) Obsolete unit of measurement 
Synonym (also Juck or Jück) for Joch; see there. Yoke Very old area measure, already used by the Romans, corresponding to an area of arable land which could be ploughed over in one day with a yoke (team) of oxen. The term is derived from the Latin Jugerum (Iugerum), which corresponded to a quarter of a... Full text