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skimmelton

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skim⋅mer⋅ton

  [skim-er-tuhn]
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–noun Chiefly Hudson Valley.
shivaree (def. 1).
Also, skim⋅mel⋅ton  [skim-uhl-tuhn] .

Origin:
cf., in Britain, skimmington, skim(m)iting a similar rural custom intended to ridicule an unfaithful or abusive husband or wife, orig., an effigy of the offending person; of uncert. orig.
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