"skimmington" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skimmingtons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skimmington (plural skimmingtons)
  1. (obsolete) A person impersonating his/her offending spouse in a procession with the aim of ridicule. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Marriage
    Sense id: en-skimmington-en-noun-nm4CDwr- Disambiguation of Marriage: 48 13 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 21 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 6 8
  2. (obsolete) A ludicrous procession for the purpose of ridiculing a person's offending spouse. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Marriage
    Sense id: en-skimmington-en-noun-oRyloXlO Disambiguation of Marriage: 48 13 40
  3. (obsolete) A cuckold. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Marriage, People
    Sense id: en-skimmington-en-noun-ij4m~7Nb Disambiguation of Marriage: 48 13 40 Disambiguation of People: 22 25 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skimmity-ride (english: the procession), skimitry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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