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ducking stool

ducking stool noun: a chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water.

Noun

ducking stool (plural ducking stools)

  1. (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 of ducking stool

pluralducking stools

Questions about ducking stool

What does ducking stool mean?
Ducking stool means a chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water.
What part of speech is ducking stool?
Ducking stool is a noun.
What is the plural of ducking stool?
The plural of ducking stool is ducking stools.

Words near ducking stool in the dictionary

  1. ducking coat
  2. ducking coats
  3. ducking down
  4. ducking off
  5. ducking out
  6. ducking stool
  7. ducking stools
  8. duckings
  9. duckish
  10. duckism
  11. duckkind

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