Cucking-stool - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkʌkɪŋstuːl|  American pronunciation of the word cucking-stool
Brit.  |ˈkʌkɪŋstuːl|  British pronunciation of the word cucking-stool

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- A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds and dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked.
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