slipe
1 of 4transitive verb
ˈslīp
-ed/-ing/-s
1
dialectal, British : to remove an outer covering from : peel, pare, strip
2
dialectal, British : to cut off : slice
slipe
2 of 4noun (1)
"
variants or slipe wood
plural -s
: pulled wool removed from skins by a lime process
slipe
3 of 4noun (2)
"
plural -s
dialectal, England
: sleigh, sled
slipe
4 of 4noun (3)
"
plural -s
dialectal British & Midland
: a thin narrow strip especially of land
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English slypen
Noun (2)
Middle English, from Middle Low German slīpe, slēpe; akin to Middle Low German slippen to slip
Noun (3)
origin unknown
- get one's head screwed on right
- get one's head screwed on straight
- get one's hopes up
- get one's jollies
- get one's kicks
- get one's kicks (from)
- get one's kicks from
- get one's kit off
- get one's knickers in a twist
- get one's leg over
- get one's life back together
- get one's life together
- get one's man
- get one's mind off
- get one's name from
- get one's nose in the trough
- get one's oar in
- get one's own back
- get one's own way
- get one's point across
- get one's priorities straight
- get one's rocks off
- get one's shit together
- get one's skates on
- get one's snout in the trough