skelp
1or scelp
[skelp]Scot. and North England
noun
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
the sound of such a slap or smack.
verb (used with object)
to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.
to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
Origin of skelp
11350–1400; Middle English; probably imitative
skelp
2[skelp]
noun
Origin of skelp
2First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of skelp1
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Related Words for skelp
punish, censure, berate, upbraid, castigate, lash, flog, ream, chasten, pummel, scourge, beat, spank, baste, thrash, correct, whip, feruleExamples from the Web for skelp
Historical Examples of skelp
If dey'd piped me off den, dey'd have took me skelp, all right.
Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High GearStanley R. Matthews
Hed admire to take a skelp, that Tomcat would, but hes shy the sand.
The Sunset TrailAlfred Henry Lewis
I'm not a-going to have my skelp a-hanging to your belt for days and days, like the rest of them.
The GraysonsEdward Eggleston
I heard one boy say to another:—'I'll give you a skelp (blow) on the puss.'
English As We Speak It in IrelandP. W. Joyce
Some redskins haven't sense enough to let a skelp alone, but he has.
The Red MustangWilliam O. Stoddard
skelp
1verb
noun
Word Origin for skelp
C15: probably of imitative origin
skelp
2noun
Word Origin for skelp
C19: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb thin strip of wood
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