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skimington

skimington is the alternative form of skimmington.

Meaning of skimmington

Noun

skimmington (plural skimmingtons)

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

Forms of skimington

pluralskimingtons

Questions about skimington

What is skimington the alternative form of?
Skimington is the alternative form of skimmington.

Words near skimington in the dictionary

  1. skimboards
  2. skimeister
  3. skimeisters
  4. skimelton
  5. skimeltons
  6. skimington
  7. skimingtons
  8. skimmability
  9. skimmable
  10. skimmed
  11. skimmed milk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: skimington (page history and authors); skimmington (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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