The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
skimmington — noun historical a procession intended to ridicule and make an example of a nagging wife or an unfaithful husband. Origin C17: perh. from skimming ladle, used as a thrashing instrument during the procession … English new terms dictionary
skimmington — skim·ming·ton … English syllables
skimmington — see *rough music … A Dictionary of English folklore
skimmington — ˈskimiŋtən noun ( s) Etymology: skimming (from gerund of skim) (I) + ton (as in surnames such as Washington); from the practice of representing the woman as beating h … Useful english dictionary
riding skimmington — A mock ceremony for shaming conjugal seducers, once common in parts of England. The usual practice was to place effigies of the persons on a pole, in a cart or on a donkey and carry them through the public streets amid the jeers of the populace.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
ride skimmington — hold such a procession … Useful english dictionary
The Mayor of Casterbridge — Henchard on the way to the fair with Susan and Elizabeth Jane … Wikipedia
rough music — Under a variety of local names and differing methods, rough music was the main customary way in which members of a community expressed displeasure at transgressions of societal norms, usually, but not exclusively, concerned with sexual and… … A Dictionary of English folklore
skimmity — ˈskiməd.ē, mətē, i noun or skimmity ride ( es) Etymology: skimmity alteration of skimmington : skimmington 2 … Useful english dictionary
Skimitry — Skim i*try, n. See {Skimmington}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
