cutty stool

noun

1
chiefly Scotland : a low stool
2
: a seat in a Scottish church where offenders formerly sat for public rebuke

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutty stool was in 1820

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Cite this Entry

“Cutty stool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutty%20stool. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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