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Definition of Ducking stool

Ducking stool
Ducking Duck"ing, n. & a., from Duck, v. t. & i. Ducking stool, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment. See Cucking stool. The practice of ducking began in the latter part of the 15th century, and prevailed until the early part of the 18th, and occasionally as late as the 19th century. --Blackstone. Chambers.
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Castigatory Cas"ti*ga*to*ry, n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket. --Blacktone.
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Cucking stool Cuck"ing stool` (k?k"?ng st??l`). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to dung, k?kr dung, the name being given as to a disgracing or infamous punishment.] A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool. --Sir. W. Scott.

Meaning of Ducking stool from wikipedia

- ducking-stools and cucking-stools are chairs formerly used for punishment of disorderly women, scolds and dishonest tradesmen in england
- the two wheels allowed the cart to be tilted to more easily discharge its load the word is also used as a name for the cucking-stool .
- by ducking : being placed in a chair and submerged in a river or pond. 'how long the ducking-stool has been in disuse in england does not
- cuckstool lane, which runs south from the war memorial was the original site of the village 'ducking stool' where (the story has it)
- file:the ducking stool at leominster - geograph. org. uk - 15898. jpg , ducking stool on display in the church the priory church, leominster
- although a ducking stool had been constructed nearby, the court ruled that the traditional common law punishment of ducking for a scold
- some lock-ups also had stocks , ducking stool s, pillories , or pinfold s alongside them and the origins of the 18th century village lock-
- further examples: ducking stool jerusalem artichoke (from italian, girasole) jordan almonds (from french, jardin) pumpernickle
- barnaby has them arrested on a burglary charge, and the two are sentenced to be dunked in the ducking stool and then banished to
- early history: a ducking stool was mentioned in 1584 as the roman road grew busier, brentwood became a major coaching stop for stagecoaches,