"ducking stool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ducking stools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ducking stool (plural ducking stools)
  1. (historical) A chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water. Wikipedia link: ducking stool Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-ducking_stool-en-noun-hXVq3Dgs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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