skimmerton
American
[skim-er-tuhn]
/ ˈskɪm ər tən /
Also
skimmelton
noun
Chiefly Hudson Valley.
Etymology
Origin of skimmerton
Compare, in Britain, skimmington, skim(m)iting a similar rural custom intended to ridicule an unfaithful or abusive husband or wife, originally, an effigy of the offending person; of uncertain origin
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