WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
duck′ing stool′, 
  1. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ducking stool
  1. a chair or stool used for the punishment of offenders by plunging them into water
'ducking stool' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cucking stool - tumbrel

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