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31ducking stool — duck′ing stool n. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water …
32ducking stool — /ˈdʌkɪŋ stul/ (say duking stoohl) noun a stool or chair in which offenders were formerly punished by being tied and plunged into water. See cucking stool …
33ducking-stool — See castigatory …
34ducking-stool — See castigatory …
35ducking stool — Also called a cucking stool. A stool or chair upon which a defendant was placed to be plunged three times in the water as a punishment under the early common law for the offense of being a common scold. 15 Am J2d Comm S § 3 …
36ducking-stool — a stool placed over a river in which scolding women are seated and ducked. North …
37ducking stool — noun an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water • Syn: ↑cucking stool • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of punishment …
38ducking-pond — duckˈing pond noun • • • Main Entry: ↑duck …
39ducking-stool — duckˈing stool noun (historical) A stool or chair in which adjudged offenders were tied and ducked in the water • • • Main Entry: ↑duck …
40A Ducking They Did Go — Infobox Film name = A Ducking They Did Go caption = director = Del Lord writer = Andrew Bennison starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Lynton Brent Bud Jamison Wheaton Chambers Cy Schindell Vernon Dent William Irving Victor Travers… …