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kip

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[ kip ]
/ kɪp /
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noun

the hide of a young or small beast.
a bundle or set of such hides.

RELATED WORDS

cot, pallet, devastate, pillage, rob, liberate, requisition, loot, salvage, ransack, berth, sack, hay, doss, maraud, fleece, burn, raid, spoil, prowl

Nearby words

  1. kioga,
  2. kiore,
  3. kiosk,
  4. kioto,
  5. kiowa,
  6. kip-ft,
  7. kipa,
  8. kiphuth,
  9. kipling,
  10. kipling, rudyard

Origin of kip

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1325–75; Middle English kipp < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kip pack (of hides); akin to Old Norse kippa bundle

kip

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[ kip ]
/ kɪp /

noun

a unit of weight equal to 1000 pound (453.6 kilograms).

Origin of kip

2
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; ki(lo) + p(ound)2

kip

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[ kip ]
/ kɪp /

noun

a paper money and monetary unit of Laos, equal to 100 at. Abbreviation: K.

Origin of kip

3
First recorded in 1950–55, kip is from the Lao word kì:p currency unit, ingot

kip

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[ kip ]
/ kɪp /
Chiefly British

noun

a place to sleep; bed.
sleep.

verb (used without object), kipped, kip·ping.

to sleep or nap.

Origin of kip

4
1760–70, in sense “brothel”; compare Danish kippe hovel, dive, Dutch kuf dive, brothel, Middle Low German kuffe, küffe, kiffe hovel; perhaps ultimately expressive variants of the Germanic base of cove1

kip

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[ kip ]
/ kɪp /

noun

Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/, kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.

verb (used without object)

Also kick up. to perform a kip (often followed by up).

Origin of kip

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1965–70; < German kippe edge, arm of a balance < Low German: point, edge < Latin cippus stake, post
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British Dictionary definitions for kip

kip

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/ (kɪp) slang /

noun

British sleep or slumberto get some kip
British a bed or lodging
Irish a brothel

verb kips, kipping or kipped (intr)

British to sleep or take a nap
British (foll by down) to prepare for sleep

Word Origin for kip

C18: of uncertain origin; apparently related to Danish kippe common alehouse

noun

the hide of a young animal, esp a calf or lamb

Word Origin for kip

C16: from Middle Dutch kipp; related to Middle Low German kip, Old Norse kippa bundle

noun

a unit of weight equal to one thousand pounds

Word Origin for kip

C20: from ki (lo) 1 + p (ound)²

noun

the standard monetary unit of Laos, divided into 100 at

Word Origin for kip

from Thai

noun

Australian a small board used to spin the coins in two-up

Word Origin for kip

C19: from kep
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