Meaning Of The Word Ducking stool

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ducking stool in American English
a chair at the end of a plank, in which a culprit was tied and then ducked into water as a punishment
noun: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water

ducking stool in British English
noun: a chair or stool used for the punishment of offenders by plunging them into water

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