| 释义 |
skelp
I. \ˈskelp\ verb
(skelped \-pt\ ; also skel·pit \-pə̇t\ ; skelped also skelpit ; skelping ; skelps)
Etymology: Middle English skelpen, probably of imitative origin
transitive verb
1. dialect Britain : strike, slap, beat
2. dialect Britain : to drive with blows
3. dialect Britain : to perform or accomplish in a brisk and lively fashion
intransitive verb
: to walk in a brisk and lively manner : hustle
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from skelpen, v.
dialect Britain : a smart blow; especially : a slap with the palm of the hand
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb splinter, strip of wood
: a strip of metal (as wrought iron, steel) for making a hollow cylindrical piece or tube by bending it round longitudinally or helically and welding
IV. transitive verb
(-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
V.
dialect
variant of scalp |