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ducking stool

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A quick definition of ducking stool:

A ducking stool is a device used in the past to punish people who were considered scolds or troublemakers. The person would be strapped to a chair and repeatedly plunged underwater. It was also used to punish bakers and brewers by dunking them into stinky water. The device was also known as a cucking stool or trebucket. It was mentioned by the ancient Saxons and in Domesday Book. The punishment was meant to shame the person and make them stop their bad behavior.

A more thorough explanation:

A ducking stool is a device used in the past to punish scolds, bakers, and brewers. It involves repeatedly plunging them underwater as a form of correction. The device is also known as a castigatory, cucking stool, or trebucket.

The ancient Saxons referred to it as a "scealfing stole," and it was mentioned in the Domesday Book as a "cathedra stercoralis." The punishment was often carried out by dunking the offender into "stinking water" or a midden.

For example, if a woman was convicted of being a common scold, she would be sentenced to sit in the ducking stool. The stool would then be plunged into the water, and the woman would be repeatedly dunked as punishment.

The use of the ducking stool was eventually phased out as society moved away from physical punishment as a means of correction.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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