An engine used to punish women who have been convicted of being common scolds. It is sometimes called the “trebucket,” “tumbrel,” “ducking stool,” or “cucking stool.” U. S. v. Royall, 27 Fed. Cas. 907.
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An engine used to punish women who have been convicted of being common scolds. It is sometimes called the “trebucket,” “tumbrel,” “ducking stool,” or “cucking stool.” U. S. v. Royall, 27 Fed. Cas. 907.