Cucking-stool

kuk'ing-stool, n. A ducking-stool, in which scolds, etc., were fastened and plunged into the water. [Pern, corrupt, ducking-stool.] Cuckoo, kot>k/ od, n. A bird, named from its note, which lays eggs an other birds' nests. [Onomat. F. coucou, L. cuculus, Gr. kokkux Skr. ko- — kila.] Cuck'- oo-spiVepit'tle. n. An exudation or spume on some plants, esp. about the joints of lavender and — rosemary. Cuck'old, n.' A man whose wife is un- American Cuckoo. faithful.— v. To make a cuckold of. [OF. coucvol, coucou. Cucullate, ku'kut-lat or -kul'lat, -lated, a. Covered, as with a hood or cowl, resembling a hood. [L. cucullus, cap, cowl.]