ducking stool en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) A chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water.
Near the pond was the ducking-stool where many a village scold had her tongue temporarily stilled.
1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ducking stools | Number=Plur | lexicographic |