| 单词 | to ride skimmington |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ride (the) skimmington b. In phrase to ride (the) skimmington, to hold a procession of this kind. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > ridicule or mockery by specific means > ridicule or mock by specific means [verb (intransitive)] > be ridiculed by procession to ride (the) skimmington1697 to ride the stang1718 ran-tan1866 1697 View Penal Laws App. A Table of..Misdemeanors, Offences and Nusances... Riot and Riding Skinnington [sic]. a1712 W. King Monarch 1 When the young people ride the Skimmington, There is a general trembling in a town. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Riding Skimmington. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. x. 235 You would do well not to forget whose threshold was swept when they last rode the Skimmington upon such another scolding jade as yourself. 1831 Examiner 396/2 One of those scenes called ‘riding skimmerton’, or rustic country justice, took place on Monday evening last at Bitterne. < as lemmas |
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