skelp1
or scelp
[skelp]Scot. and North England
- a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- the sound of such a slap or smack.
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- to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.
- to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
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Origin of skelp1
1350–1400; Middle English; probably imitative
skelp2
[skelp]
- metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.
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Origin of skelp2
First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of skelp1
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punish, censure, berate, upbraid, castigate, lash, flog, ream, chasten, pummel, scourge, beat, spank, baste, thrash, correct, whip, ferule, skelpExamples from the Web for skelp
Historical Examples
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
skelp1
- (tr) to slap
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- a slap
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Word Origin
C15: probably of imitative origin
skelp2
- sheet or plate metal that has been curved and welded to form a tube
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Word Origin
C19: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb thin strip of wood
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