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Skim´ming`ton

A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England.

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Skimitry Skimmerton	Unfortunately, these still operate and are maintained by social constructions like the "Rule of Thumb" myth and by the sanctions patriarchal power exerts through the vehicle of Skimmingtons in modern guise (George, 2002). The "great taboo" and the role of patriarchy in husband and wife abuse by George, Malcolm J. / International Journal of Men's Health They were actively involved in a wide range of activity that spurred laughter--such as skimmingtons, horn fairs, Hocktide binding, riddling, rhyming mock verses, and even performing in jigs. Better a Shrew than a Sheep: Women, Drama, and the Culture of Jest in ... by Ghose, Indira / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England Also included in her investigation of jesting culture are accounts of public events such as Horn Fairs and skimmingtons, which Brown reads as unscripted performances of events reflected in early dramas ranging from the Chester plays of Noah and his wife to The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Alchemist. Better a Shrew than a Sheep: Women, Drama, and the Culture of Jest in ... by Uman, Deborah / Shakespeare Studies	Skilty skim Skim coat Skim colter skim milk skim off skim over skim sweeping skim through skim-read Skimback skimble-scamble skimboard skimboarding skimcoat Skimitry skimmed skimmed milk skimmer Skimmerton skimmia Skimming Skimmingly skimmings Skimmington skimmingtons skimobile skimp skimp over skimpily skimpiness skimpy skin skin and bones skin cancer skin care skin cell skin color skin colour skin cream skin disease skin disorder skin diver skin diving skin doctor skin drag skin effect skin eruption skin flick skin food skin friction	skimmed milk skimmed milk skimmed over skimmed over skimmed over skimmer skimmer Skimmers Skimmers Skimmerton Skimmia Skimmia skimmias skimmias skimming skimming skimming skimming skimming skimming skimming coat skimming coat skimming over skimming over skimming over skimming plant Skimming Pricing Skimmingly skimmings Skimmington skimmingtons skimobile skimobiles skimp skimp skimp skimp on skimp over skimped skimpier skimpier skimpiest skimpiest skimpily skimpily skimpiness skimpiness skimping skimping Skimpole, Horace skimps skimpy skimpy skims skims skims skims skims skims skims skims over

Unfortunately, these still operate and are maintained by social constructions like the "Rule of Thumb" myth and by the sanctions patriarchal power exerts through the vehicle of Skimmingtons in modern guise (George, 2002).

The "great taboo" and the role of patriarchy in husband and wife abuse by George, Malcolm J. / International Journal of Men's Health

They were actively involved in a wide range of activity that spurred laughter--such as skimmingtons, horn fairs, Hocktide binding, riddling, rhyming mock verses, and even performing in jigs.

Better a Shrew than a Sheep: Women, Drama, and the Culture of Jest in ... by Ghose, Indira / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England

Also included in her investigation of jesting culture are accounts of public events such as Horn Fairs and skimmingtons, which Brown reads as unscripted performances of events reflected in early dramas ranging from the Chester plays of Noah and his wife to The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Alchemist.

Better a Shrew than a Sheep: Women, Drama, and the Culture of Jest in ... by Uman, Deborah / Shakespeare Studies

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