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31Common scold — Punishing a common scold in the dunking stool In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a species of public nuisance a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarreling with her… …
32Scourge — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Instrument of punishment. < N PARAG:Scourge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 scourge scourge rod cane stick Sgm: N 1 ratan ratan rattan Sgm: N 1 birch birch birch rod Sgm: N 1 azote …
33cuck — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: back formation from cucking stool obsolete : to punish by the cucking stool …
34Dunking — For other uses, see Dunking (disambiguation). A common scold gets her comeuppance in the ducking stool. Dunking is a form of torture and punishment that was applied to scolds and supposed witches. Contents …
35Ducking — Duck ing, n. & a., from {Duck}, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster] {Ducking stool}, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment. See {Cucking stool}. The practice of ducking began in the latter part… …
36Позорный стул — Гравюра с изображением наказания. Позорный стул вид наказания, использовавшийся в Англии с раннего Средневековья и до начала XIX века преимущественно в отношении женщин, обвиняемых в скверносл …
37Duck (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Animals 2 Transportation 3 Computer software 4 …
38Ducking — For the more common usage, see Duck (disambiguation). For the ducking stool, a public humiliation device, see Cucking stool. Ducking is an effect commonly used in radio and pop music, especially dance music. It is an effect where the level of one …
39crank — Synonyms and related words: L, Tartar, abnormal, aficionado, alien, angle, angle off, anomalous, apex, bar, beam, bear, bee, bellyacher, bend, bifurcate, bifurcation, bight, boom, boutade, brainstorm, branch, branks, buff, bug, cant, cant hook,… …
40pillory — Synonyms and related words: Oregon boat, attaint, bespatter, bilbo, blacken, blot, blow upon, bond, bonds, brand, branks, bridle, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, bring to account, bring to book, call to account, camisole, cast… …
