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Ducking

Ducking Meaning & Definition
Ducking Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ducking?

[n] the act of wetting something by submerging it
[n] hunting ducks

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ducking: dousing | duck hunting | immersion | submersion

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ducking:

See Also | hunt | hunting | wetting

Ducking In Webster's Dictionary

\Duck"ing\, n. & a., from {Duck}, v. t. & i. {Ducking stool}, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment. See {Cucking stool}. The practice of ducking began in the latter part of the 15th century, and prevailed until the early part of the 18th, and occasionally as late as the 19th century. --Blackstone. Chambers.

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