Meaning of king's cushion | Babel Free

Definitions

A four-handed seat made by two people crossing their hands and holding their own wrist with one hand, and holdin the wrist of the other person with the other hand

UK, dialectal, idiomatic

Examples

“in this garb he was now mounted on the hands of two of the rioters, clasped together, so as to form what is called in Scotland, "The King's Cushion ."”

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