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Castigatory

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(1):

(n.) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; - called also a ducking stool, or trebucket.

(2):

(a.) Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Castigatory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/castigatory.html. 1828.
 
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