Associations to the word «Skimmington»

Noun

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Wiktionary

SKIMMINGTON, noun. (obsolete) A person impersonating his/her offending spouse in a procession with the aim of ridicule.
SKIMMINGTON, noun. (obsolete) A ludicrous procession for the purpose of ridiculing (a person's offending spouse).
SKIMMINGTON, noun. (obsolete) A cuckold

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats