ducking stool

Historical a chair at the end of a plank, in which a culprit was tied and then ducked into water as a punishment

Origin: altered (infl. by duck) < cucking stool

See ducking stool in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A device formerly used in Europe and New England for punishment, consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied and ducked into water.

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