ducking stool

/dəkɪŋ stul/
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Other forms: ducking stools

Definitions of ducking stool
  1. noun
    an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
    synonyms: cucking stool
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    type of:
    instrument of punishment
    an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
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