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

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Example Sentences

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skelp

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

I canna tell a', I canna tell a', Some got a skelp and some got a claw, But they gar't the Featherstons haud their jaw.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton

But no'th'ard it's different; thar in that sacred region cattle killin' an' skelp collectin' don't go.

From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis

He would have lost both skelp an' standin' if he had.

From Wolfville Days by Alfred Henry Lewis

"Begging my paurdon 'll no dae," was the retort, "I'm gaun to gie ye a skelp o' the lug!"

From Prince Fortunatus by William Black

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