Definition of cucking-stool in English:

cucking-stool

noun ˈkʌkɪŋstuːl

historical

A chair to which disorderly women were tied and then ducked into water or subjected to public ridicule as a punishment.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rogues and vagabonds are often stocked and whipped; scolds are ducked upon cucking-stools in the water.
- In Scotland ‘flyting queans’ sat in ignominy in cucking-stools.
- This rather expensive cucking-stool must have been in very frequent use in the good town of Kingston; for in the old account books there are numerous entries of money paid for its repairs.
- The sole exception is the ‘cucking-stool’ which did not require water - this could be located anywhere but was usually placed outside the offenders house.
- The cucking-stool, a very elaborate engine of the law, cost 1L. 3S. 4D.

Origin

Middle English: from obsolete cuck 'defecate', of Scandinavian origin; so named because a stool containing a chamber pot was often used for the purpose.

单词	cucking-stool
释义	Definition of cucking-stool in English: cucking-stool noun ˈkʌkɪŋstuːl historical A chair to which disorderly women were tied and then ducked into water or subjected to public ridicule as a punishment. Example sentencesExamples Rogues and vagabonds are often stocked and whipped; scolds are ducked upon cucking-stools in the water. In Scotland ‘flyting queans’ sat in ignominy in cucking-stools. This rather expensive cucking-stool must have been in very frequent use in the good town of Kingston; for in the old account books there are numerous entries of money paid for its repairs. The sole exception is the ‘cucking-stool’ which did not require water - this could be located anywhere but was usually placed outside the offenders house. The cucking-stool, a very elaborate engine of the law, cost 1L. 3S. 4D. Origin Middle English: from obsolete cuck 'defecate', of Scandinavian origin; so named because a stool containing a chamber pot was often used for the purpose.
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