skelp

skelp

to slap or spank

Origin of skelp

Middle English shelpen, to beat, flog

to hurry along; hustle

a slap; blow

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present skelps, present participle skelping, simple past and past participle skelped)

(Scotland, northern England) To beat or slap.

Noun

(plural skelps)

A blow; a smart stroke.
(Scotland) A squall; a heavy fall of rain.

Origin

Probably imitative.

Noun

(plural skelps)

A narrow strip of rolled or forged metal, ready to be bent and welded to form a pipe.

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