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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skimmington

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
skim-ming-ton
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person impersonating his/her offending spouse in a procession with the aim of ridicule.

Obsolete

noun

A ludicrous procession for the purpose of ridiculing a person's offending spouse.

Obsolete

noun

A cuckold.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

skimmingtons (plural) skimmity-ride (alternative) skimitry (alternative)

Questions

What does skimmington mean?
A person impersonating his/her offending spouse in a procession with the aim of ridicule.

How to pronounce skimmington

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