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Most self-respecting settlements also had a ducking stool, a seat set at the end of two beams twelve or fifteen feet long that could be swung out from the bank of a pond or river. ... But even the dullest magistrates finally came to realize that with a little work almost any fool could memorize the Good Book's magical formula.
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Tell that to the 200 Walton staff – who work with murderers, terrorists, rapists and other low life – forced to strike last year because the government came up with a derisory, below- inflation wages offer of 2.5%, payable in two stages and thereby cutting the real value to 1.9%.
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I am delighted to learn that prisoners at Vacaville are no longer tortured with Anective (a chemical ducking stool that induces the sense of drowning in the victim). That fact does not excuse its previous use nor make me guilty of perpetuating a falsehood.
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On return I called my ex wife to arrange a handover at the M4/A34 Service Station near Newbury so that I could continue on my journey to Surrey/my family before returning to work 2 days later. This was the last I was to see of them for SIXTEEN MONTHS . I'll explain….
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This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's. Ducking-Stool Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & ...
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