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(historical) A kind of chair to which a person (such as a scold or dishonest tradesman) was fastened in order to be punished and socially humiliated, usually by being pelted and hooted at by a mob in front of their own house, but sometimes being taken to water and ducked.

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cucking stool

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cucking stool

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historical
Japanese Meaning
歴史的に使われた処罰具で、非行者や不正な商人などを対象にし、人を椅子に固定して公衆の面前で罰として打たれたり、嘲笑されたり、場合によっては浸水させられる(溺れる)ことで社会的に屈辱を与えるための道具
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村人たちは犯人が水責め用の椅子に縛り付けられるのを見物し、腐った野菜を投げつけて罵声を浴びせた。

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