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skelp definition

skelp (skelp)

transitive verb

Brit., Dialectal to slap or spank

Etymology: ME shelpen, to beat, flog

intransitive verb

to hurry along; hustle

noun

Brit., Dialectal a slap; blow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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