cucking-stool

  • 51cockstule — var. cuck stool, Obs., cucking stool …

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  • 52cuckquean- — coqueen stool see cucking stool …

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  • 53Trebuchet — Treb u*chet, Trebucket Tre buck*et, n. [OF. trebuchet, trebukiet, an engine of war for hurling stones, F. tr[ e]buchet a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF. trebuchier, trebuquier, to stumble, trip, F. tr[ e]bucher.] 1. A cucking stool; a… …

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  • 54Trebucket — Trebuchet Treb u*chet, Trebucket Tre buck*et, n. [OF. trebuchet, trebukiet, an engine of war for hurling stones, F. tr[ e]buchet a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF. trebuchier, trebuquier, to stumble, trip, F. tr[ e]bucher.] 1. A cucking… …

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  • 55Tumbrel — Tum brel, Tumbril Tum bril, n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. {Tumble}.] 1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds. [1913 Webster] 2. A rough cart. Tusser. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 56Tumbril — Tumbrel Tum brel, Tumbril Tum bril, n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. {Tumble}.] 1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds. [1913 Webster] 2. A rough cart. Tusser. Tatler. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 57Gossip — This article is about the type of conversation. For other uses, see Gossip (disambiguation). Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others, It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts …

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  • 58River Wensum — Wensum River A tree lined section of the River Wensum as it flows through the city of Norwich, seen in July 2005 …

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  • 59Legal rights of women in history — The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments . [cite web |url= http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html |title= Declaration of… …

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  • 60Poor Robin's Almanack — was a British almanac. It was published from circa 1663 until 1828. The poet Robert Herrick is thought to have established it.It observes the continued use of cucking stools in 1746 …

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