SKIMMELTON

Meaning of SKIMMELTON in English

ˈskiməltən noun

or skim·mer·ton -mə(r)t-

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of skimmington

North : shivaree 1

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SKIMMELTON — Function: noun Synonyms: SHIVAREE , ||belling, ||bull band, ||callithump, charivari, ||horning, ||riding
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SKIMMELTON — noun Synonyms: shivaree , ||belling, ||bull band, ||callithump, charivari, ||horning, ||riding
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SKIMMERTON — noun see skimmelton
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIMMERTON — /skim"euhr teuhn/ , n. Chiefly Hudson Valley. shivaree (def. 1). Also, skimmelton /skim"euhl teuhn/ . [ cf., in Britain, skimmington, …
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SHIVAREE — n. Function: noun a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple FF1C; shivarees and other such disappearing rural customs …
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RIDING — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SHIVAREE , ||belling, ||bull band, ||callithump, charivari, ||horning, ||skimmelton 2 Synonyms: HARBOR 3, anchorage, ||chuck, …
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BULL BAND — Function: noun Synonyms: SHIVAREE , ||belling, ||callithump, charivari, ||horning, ||riding, ||skimmelton
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SHIVAREE — noun a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple shivarees and other such disappearing rural customs Synonyms: ||belling, ||bull …
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RIDING — noun 1. Synonyms: shivaree , ||belling, ||bull band, ||callithump, charivari, ||horning, ||skimmelton 2. Synonyms: harbor 3, anchorage, ||chuck, harborage, haven, …
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BULL BAND — noun Synonyms: shivaree , ||belling, ||callithump, charivari, ||horning, ||riding, ||skimmelton
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