tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518007.post457116172775219853..comments2024-02-09T14:11:55.826-08:00Comments on Whatever It Is, I’m Against It: Today -100: July 15, 1915: It’s the “common” part that really stingsWIIIAIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267949487358907637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518007.post-60801923058320447692015-07-15T16:31:16.487-07:002015-07-15T16:31:16.487-07:00On the eastern side of the Atlantic both names wer...On the eastern side of the Atlantic both names were used. The etymology of the word "cucking" is fascinating and, in the circumstances, I guess not surprising.David Chappellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518007.post-55846062970943901872015-07-15T11:19:47.675-07:002015-07-15T11:19:47.675-07:00Technically, it was a "cucking" stool.
...Technically, it was a "cucking" stool.<br /><br />I should probably have pointed out that the definition -- the legal definition -- of a common scold was gendered.WIIIAIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267949487358907637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518007.post-83046076027396001312015-07-15T08:16:04.087-07:002015-07-15T08:16:04.087-07:00Well, the punishment used to be the ducking stool ...Well, the punishment used to be the ducking stool for a common scold.David Chappellnoreply@blogger.com