c/historyartifacts · by Codpiece@feddit.uk · 324dDucking stool, 17th century. Leominster, England. 51 points · 9 comments · view on lemmy.world
9 Comments
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 324d
Ah, yes, ducking; the Medieval practice of weighing a woman against a duck to see if she’s a witch.
This was more effective than the previous method of building a bridge out of the woman
StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 324d
Codpiece@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 324d
On the water next to the seat as a control.
StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 324d
itkovian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 324d
I am going to call it "fucking stool", even if I cannot figure out how to fuck it.... yet.., /s
xia@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 324d
FYI: 'The term "cucking-stool" is older, with written records dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries.'
itkovian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 323d
New quest unlocked: find a fucking-stool.
Machinist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 323d
Most stools are fucking stools. Flip em over and they fuck four at a time.
Andonyx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 324d
Stupid autocorrect.
Bonus@piefed.social · 2 pts · 324d
Codpiece, Ducking, what more could this post possibly want?
rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social · 2 pts · 324d
I've never heard of this, but interesting that in modern times a somewhat similar device is used over a tank of water to douse one's boss at a fundraising event.