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Ducking stool
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Ducking stools or cucking stools were chairs formerly used for punishment of disorderly women, scolds, and dishonest tradesmen in medieval Europe and elsewhere at later times. The ducking-stool was a
Ducking or cucking stool, a historical punishment for the common scold
Ducking or cucking stool, a historical punishment for the common scold
17th Century ducking stool at Leominster, England; last used in 1809
17th Century ducking stool at Leominster, England; last used in 1809
Common scold
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In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a type of public nuisance—a troublesome and angry person who broke the public peace by habitually chastising, arguing, and quarrelli
Ducking stool
…Ducking stools or cucking stools were chairs formerly used for punishment of disorderly women, scolds, and dishonest tradesmen in medieval Europe and elsewhere at later times. The ducking-stool was a form of wymen pine, or "women's punishment", as…
A branked scold in Colonial New England, from a lithograph in A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele and Esther Baker Steele from
A branked scold in Colonial New England, from a lithograph in A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele and Esther Baker Steele from 1885
Scold's bridles or branks were used as a punishment.[circular reference]
Scold's bridles or branks were used as a punishment.[circular reference]