About The Word Ducking
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Ducking
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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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