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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kip1 (kip),USA pronunciation n. - the hide of a young or small beast.
- a bundle or set of such hides.
- Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kip pack (of hides); akin to Old Norse kippa bundle
- Middle English kipp 1325–75
- Weights and Measuresa unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (453.6 kilograms).
- ki(lo) + p(ound)2 1910–15, American.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Laos, equal to 100 at. Abbr.: K.
- Lao kì:p currency unit, ingot
- 1950–55
- British Termsa place to sleep;
bed. - British Termssleep.
v.i. - British Termsto sleep or nap.
- 1760–70, in sense "brothel''; compare Danish kippe hovel, dive, Dutch kuf dive, brothel, Middle Low German kuffe, küffe, kiffe hovel; perh. ultimately expressive variants of the Gmc base of cove1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kip /kɪp/ slang n - Brit sleep or slumber: to get some kip
- Brit a bed or lodging
vb (kips, kipping, kipped)(intransitive)- Brit to sleep or take a nap
- Brit (followed by down) to prepare for sleep
Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin; apparently related to Danish kippe common alehouse kip /kɪp/, kipskin /ˈkɪpˌskɪn/ n - the hide of a young animal, esp a calf or lamb
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Dutch kipp; related to Middle Low German kip, Old Norse kippa bundle kip /kɪp/ n - Austral a small board used to spin the coins in two-up
Etymology: 19th Century: from kep |