skim|ming|ton

skim|ming|ton
skim|ming|ton «SKIHM ihng tuhn», noun.
1. a burlesque procession or serenade formerly held in ridicule of a henpecked husband, common in villages and country districts of England.
2. U.S. Dialect. a mock serenade for newly married persons; shivaree.

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  • skim — skim; skim·mel·ton; skim·mia; skim·ming; skim·ming·ly; skim·ming·ton; skim·mi·ty; skim·ble skam·ble; skim·mer; skim·mer·ton; …   English syllables

  • ming — an·ti·plum·ming; bir·ming·ham; bri·ming; brim·ming·ly; coa·ming; cum·ming·ton·ite; lem·ming; ming; mum·ming; plum·ming; skim·ming; skim·ming·ly; skim·ming·ton; ström·ming; swim·ming·ly; thrum·ming; ti·mis·ka·ming; wil·ming·ton; wil·ming·to·ni·an; …   English syllables

  • ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… …   English syllables

  • skimmington — skim·ming·ton …   English syllables

  • Skimmington — Skim ming*ton, n. [Etymol. uncertain. Perhaps the name of some notorius scold.] A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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