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ducking stool

/ˈdʌkɪŋ stuːl/

Traducción: Instrumento histórico de castigo consistente en un asiento fijado a un brazo o viga que se usaba para sumergir a una persona en el agua como forma de humillación pública o prueba, generalmente para quienes eran acusados de ser pendencieras o de practicar brujería.

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/ˈdʌkɪŋ stuːl/formalbritishobsoleto
  • esInstrumento histórico de castigo consistente en un asiento fijado a un brazo o viga que se usaba para sumergir a una persona en el agua como forma de humillación pública o prueba, generalmente para quienes eran acusados de ser pendencieras o de practicar brujería.

A historical punishment device consisting of a chair attached to a lever, used to submerge a person in water as a form of public humiliation or ordeal, typically for those accused of being scolds or witches.

  1. Historical punishment deviceC2formalbritish

    A chair or stool attached to a long lever, used in medieval and early modern times to punish people (often women accused of being scolds or witches) by repeatedly dunking them into water.

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    • The ducking stool was a common form of punishment in the 17th century.
    • Historical records show that several women were sentenced to the ducking stool for gossiping.
    • The museum has a replica of a ducking stool used in medieval England.