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
I am going to call it “fucking stool”, even if I cannot figure out how to fuck it… yet…, /s
FYI: ‘The term “cucking-stool” is older, with written records dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries.’
New quest unlocked: find a fucking-stool.
Most stools are fucking stools. Flip em over and they fuck four at a time.
Where does the duck go?
On the water next to the seat as a control.
If the woman drowns, she was not a witch. If the duck drowns, it couldn’t have been a real duck. I like it!
Stupid autocorrect.
Codpiece, Ducking, what more could this post possibly want?
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.