skelp

¹

or scelp

[ skelp ]

noun

1. a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
2. the sound of such a slap or smack.

verb (used with object)

1. to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.
2. to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.

skelp

²

[ skelp ]

noun

1. metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.

skelp

¹

/ skɛlp /

verb

1. tr to slap

noun

1. a slap

skelp

²

/ skɛlp /

noun

1. sheet or plate metal that has been curved and welded to form a tube

Word History and Origins

Origin of skelp¹

1350–1400; Middle English; probably imitative

Origin of skelp²

First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of skelp ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of skelp¹

C15: probably of imitative origin

Origin of skelp²

C19: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb thin strip of wood

Example Sentences

Skelp; a blow, to give a blow or blows; a piece cut off:—'Tom gave Pat a skelp': 'I cut off a skelp of the board with a hatchet.'

From Project Gutenberg

He draws the skelp through two or more pairs of the above pincers or dies, each of less dimension than the preceding.

From Project Gutenberg

In making tubes of an inch of internal diameter, a skelp four inches and a half broad is employed.

From Project Gutenberg

Scelp, skelp, n. long strips of iron used in forming a gun-barrel.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not only the best descriptions of iron they plate with: twopenny skelp is more in use than any.

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