slipe
[ slahyp ]
noun
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
verb (used with object),sliped, slip·ing.
to peel or strip the outer coating from, especially to peel bark from (a tree or twig).
to slice.
Origin of slipe
11425–75; late Middle English slypen< ?
Words Nearby slipe
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How to use slipe in a sentence
slipe; a rude sort of cart or sledge without wheels used for dragging stones from a field.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. JoyceWhenever such gatherings were attended, the youngster had to "slipe off" unknown to his parents.
Wrestling and Wrestlers: | Jacob Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for slipe
slipe
/ (slaɪp) /
noun
NZ
wool removed from the pelt of a slaughtered sheep by immersion in a chemical bath
(as modifier): slipe wool
Origin of slipe
1from English dialect
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