Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SKIM'ING-TON, or SKIM'I-TRY
SKIM'ING-TON, or SKIM'I-TRY, n.
A vulgar word from the Dan. skiemt, a jest or sport; skiemter, to jest, joke, sport; used in the phrase, to ride skimington or skimitry.
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