cucking stool

[ kuhk-ing ]

/ ˈkʌk ɪŋ /

noun

a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was strapped, to be mocked and pelted or ducked in water.

Origin of cucking stool

1175–1225; Middle English cucking stol, literally, defecating stool, equivalent to cucking, present participle of cukken to defecate (<Scandinavian; compare dial Swedish kukka) + stolstool

Words nearby cucking stool

cub reporter, cub scout, cuchifrito, Cuchulain, Cuchulainn, cucking stool, cuckold, cuckoldry, cuckold's knot, cuckoo, cuckoo bee

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Example sentences from the Web for cucking stool

The fraudulent female brewer of adulterated beer was placed in the cucking-stool, a degradation afterward reserved for scolds.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5|Various
The cucking-stool not only endangered the health of the party, but also gave the tongue liberty 'twixt every dip.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
The old English cucking-stool for shrews is well known; it was common abroad also, with some customs peculiarly foreign.
Curiosities of Olden Times|S. Baring-Gould
Ale-wives in Scotland in bygone times who sold bad ale were placed in the cucking-stool.
Bygone Punishments|William Andrews

The cucking-stool in the early history of England must not be confounded with the ducking-stool.
Bygone Punishments|William Andrews

British Dictionary definitions for cucking stool

cucking stool

/ (ˈkʌkɪŋ) /

noun

history a stool to which suspected witches, scolds, etc, were tied and pelted or ducked into water as a punishmentCompare ducking stool

Word Origin for cucking stool

C13 cucking stol, literally: defecating chair, from cukken to defecate; compare Old Norse kúkr excrement

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单词	cucking stool
释义	cucking stool [ kuhk-ing ] / ˈkʌk ɪŋ / noun a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was strapped, to be mocked and pelted or ducked in water. Origin of cucking stool 1175–1225; Middle English cucking stol, literally, defecating stool, equivalent to cucking, present participle of cukken to defecate (<Scandinavian; compare dial Swedish kukka) + stolstool Words nearby cucking stool cub reporter, cub scout, cuchifrito, Cuchulain, Cuchulainn, cucking stool, cuckold, cuckoldry, cuckold's knot, cuckoo, cuckoo bee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cucking stool The fraudulent female brewer of adulterated beer was placed in the cucking-stool, a degradation afterward reserved for scolds. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5\|Various The cucking-stool not only endangered the health of the party, but also gave the tongue liberty 'twixt every dip. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King The old English cucking-stool for shrews is well known; it was common abroad also, with some customs peculiarly foreign. Curiosities of Olden Times\|S. Baring-Gould Ale-wives in Scotland in bygone times who sold bad ale were placed in the cucking-stool. Bygone Punishments\|William Andrews The cucking-stool in the early history of England must not be confounded with the ducking-stool. Bygone Punishments\|William Andrews British Dictionary definitions for cucking stool cucking stool / (ˈkʌkɪŋ) / noun history a stool to which suspected witches, scolds, etc, were tied and pelted or ducked into water as a punishmentCompare ducking stool Word Origin for cucking stool C13 cucking stol, literally: defecating chair, from cukken to defecate; compare Old Norse kúkr excrement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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