ˈskelp
skelped
-pt
also skelpit
-pə̇t
; skelped also skelpit; skelping; skelps
2
dialectal, British
: to drive with blows
3
dialectal, British
: to perform or accomplish in a brisk and lively fashion
: to walk in a brisk and lively manner : hustle
"
plural -s
dialectal, British
: a smart blow
especially
: a slap with the palm of the hand
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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
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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
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“Skelp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skelp. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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