cucking stool
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kuk´iŋ/
● صندلی کیفر (که سابقا بزهکاران را روی آن مینشاندند و دور شهر میگرداند تا مورد طعن و لعن مردم قرار گیرند)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'cucian' meaning 'to defecate' and 'stol' meaning 'seat'.
مثال
- The cucking stool was used as a form of public humiliation.
- The woman was sentenced to the cucking stool for her crimes.
- The cucking stool was a common sight in medieval towns.
ترکیبهای رایج
Medieval cucking stool Public cucking stool Cucking stool punishment
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
مترادفها
noun
Castigatory, trebuchet, tumbrel, ducking stool.