"pining stool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pining stools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pining stool (plural pining stools)
  1. (now rare, historical) A cucking stool. Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-pining_stool-en-noun-8SB1PmMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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