/skim"euhr teuhn/ , n. Chiefly Hudson Valley.
shivaree (def. 1).
Also, skimmelton /skim"euhl teuhn/ .
[ 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. ]