In phrase to ride (the) skimmington, to hold a procession of this kind.
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| 释义 | 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 (3) to ride (the) skimmington1697 In phrase to ride (the) skimmington, to hold a procession of this kind. to ride the stang1718 to ride the stang: to be mounted astride of a pole borne on the shoulders of two men, and carried through the streets for the derision of the… ran-tan1866 transitive. English regional (northern and midlands). To condemn and humiliate (a husband) publicly for beating his wife, typically by causing a… |
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