cutty stool

noun

, Scot.

1. a low stool.
2. (formerly) a seat in churches where offenders against chastity, or other delinquents, received public rebuke.

cutty stool

noun

1. (formerly, in Scotland) the church seat on which an unchaste person sat while being harangued by the minister

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutty stool¹

First recorded in 1765–75