slipe

[ slahyp ]

noun
  1. a sledge, drag, or sleigh.

verb (used with object),sliped, slip·ing.
  1. to peel or strip the outer coating from, especially to peel bark from (a tree or twig).

  2. to slice.

Origin of slipe

1
1425–75; late Middle English slypen< ?

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British Dictionary definitions for slipe

slipe

/ (slaɪp) /


noun
  1. NZ

    • wool removed from the pelt of a slaughtered sheep by immersion in a chemical bath

    • (as modifier): slipe wool

Origin of slipe

1
from English dialect

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