Cucking-stool

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A punishment for common scolds, being a chair in which the person was placed to be hooted at and pelted by the mob.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary