- ride skimmington
- hold such a procession
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ride skimmington
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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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