Sluggard waker
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Sluggard waker
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A sluggard waker was an 18th-century job undertaken by a parishioner, in British churches. The sole task of the sluggard waker was to watch the congregation during the services and tap anyone who appeared to be falling asleep sharply on the head. The actual tapping was not done by hand, nor was it done particularly gently or subtly. The sticks used to do the tapping were usually long straight poles of stout local woods, and were sometimes tipped with either brass knobs, forks, or fox tails. In s
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2024-02-12T12:55:24Z
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