01 a. Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.
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Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Castigatory
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02 n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket.
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An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket. Also: ducking stool, trebucket