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41Позорный стул — Гравюра с изображением наказания. Позорный стул вид наказания, использовавшийся в Англии с раннего Средневековья и до начала XIX века преимущественно в отношении женщин, обвиняемых в скверносл …
42Dunking — For other uses, see Dunking (disambiguation). A common scold gets her comeuppance in the ducking stool. Dunking is a form of torture and punishment that was applied to scolds and supposed witches. Contents …
43castigatory — Cucking stool Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to …
44trebuchet — Cucking stool Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to …
45tumbrel — Cucking stool Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to …
46Scourge — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Instrument of punishment. < N PARAG:Scourge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 scourge scourge rod cane stick Sgm: N 1 ratan ratan rattan Sgm: N 1 birch birch birch rod Sgm: N 1 azote …
47duck — 1. n. (pl. same or ducks) 1 a any of various swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. the domesticated form of the mallard or wild duck. b the female of this (opp. DRAKE). c the flesh of a duck as food. 2 Cricket (in full duck s egg) the score …
48Duck (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Animals 2 Transportation 3 Computer software 4 …
49Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century …
50crank — Synonyms and related words: L, Tartar, abnormal, aficionado, alien, angle, angle off, anomalous, apex, bar, beam, bear, bee, bellyacher, bend, bifurcate, bifurcation, bight, boom, boutade, brainstorm, branch, branks, buff, bug, cant, cant hook,… …
