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单词 cucking-stool
释义

Definition of cucking-stool in English:

cucking-stool

noun ˈkʌkɪŋstuːl
historical
  • A chair to which disorderly women were tied and then ducked into water or subjected to public ridicule as a punishment.

    〈史〉(将泼妇绑在上面浸入水中或示众的)马桶椅

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rogues and vagabonds are often stocked and whipped; scolds are ducked upon cucking-stools in the water.
    • In Scotland ‘flyting queans’ sat in ignominy in cucking-stools.
    • This rather expensive cucking-stool must have been in very frequent use in the good town of Kingston; for in the old account books there are numerous entries of money paid for its repairs.
    • The sole exception is the ‘cucking-stool’ which did not require water - this could be located anywhere but was usually placed outside the offenders house.
    • The cucking-stool, a very elaborate engine of the law, cost 1L. 3S. 4D.

Origin

Middle English: from obsolete cuck 'defecate', of Scandinavian origin; so named because a stool containing a chamber pot was often used for the purpose.

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