ducking stools

A form of ducking stool — A chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ducking stool
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APA

ducking stools. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducking%20stools

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“ducking stools.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducking%20stools. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ducking stools,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ducking%20stools.

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