skelp

¹ American  

[skelp] / skɛlp /

Or scelp

noun

1. a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.

2. the sound of such a slap or smack.

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verb (used with object)

1. to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.

2. to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.

skelp ² American  

[skelp] / skɛlp /

noun

1. metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.

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skelp ¹ British  

/ skɛlp /

verb

1. (tr) to slap

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noun

1. a slap

skelp ² British  

/ skɛlp /

noun

1. sheet or plate metal that has been curved and welded to form a tube

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Etymology

Origin of skelp¹

1350–1400; Middle English; probably imitative

Origin of skelp²

First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of skelp ¹

Example Sentences

David Narey's famous skelp to put Scotland one up against Brazil in 1982 was the exact point at which the rot set in.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2010

So soople, he could gi'e a skelp wi't, Could licht his pipe, or pick his teeth wi't; And at his pleasure, short or lang, It telescoped up to the stang.

From A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews by Flint, Violet

Silver Phil—imagine the turpitoode of sech a ornery wretch!—is out for the lovely skelp of Faro Nell who detects him in his ha'r-copper frauds that time.

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry

I’ll jest say: ‘Here, Mr. Warrior, hop up an’ take my skelp.

From The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

I a said I'll never gie wife, nor barn, nor folk o' no sort, skelp nor sizzup more, and ye'll know o' me no more among the sipers.

From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

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