ducking stool
ducking stool · ducking stools
A chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in waterA chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water.
an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
Forms
plural: ducking stools| Singular | ducking stool |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water:cucking stool