skelp
1 of 5verb
ˈskelp
skelped
-pt
also skelpit -pə̇t
; skelped also skelpit; skelping; skelps transitive verb
1
dialectal, British : strike, slap, beat
2
dialectal, British : to drive with blows
3
dialectal, British : to perform or accomplish in a brisk and lively fashion
intransitive verb
: to walk in a brisk and lively manner : hustle
skelp
2 of 5noun (1)
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plural -s
dialectal, British
: a smart blow
especially : a slap with the palm of the hand
skelp
3 of 5noun (2)
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plural -s
: a strip of metal (such as wrought iron, steel) for making a hollow cylindrical piece or tube by bending it round longitudinally or helically and welding
skelp
4 of 5transitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
1
: to form (as a plate or bar of iron) into a skelp by rolling
2
: to bend round (a skelp) in tube making
skelp
5 of 5"
dialectal variant of scalp
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English skelpen, probably of imitative origin
Noun (1)
Middle English, from skelpen, verb
Noun (2)
perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb splinter, strip of wood