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) +
stol
stool
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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 punishment
Compare ducking stool
Word Origin for cucking stool
C13
cucking stol, literally: defecating chair, from
cukken to defecate; compare Old Norse
kúkr excrement