skelp
1or scelp
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
the sound of such a slap or smack.
to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.
to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
Origin of skelp
1Other definitions for skelp (2 of 2)
metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.
Origin of skelp
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How to use skelp in a sentence
Scelp, skelp, n. long strips of iron used in forming a gun-barrel.
Hain't nary bit o' him missin', so fur as I could see, from his scelp lock, clean down to his frost-bit toe-nail.
The Tobacco Tiller | Sarah Bell Hackley
British Dictionary definitions for skelp (1 of 2)
/ (skɛlp) dialect /
(tr) to slap
a slap
Origin of skelp
1British Dictionary definitions for skelp (2 of 2)
/ (skɛlp) /
sheet or plate metal that has been curved and welded to form a tube
Origin of skelp
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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