slipe

[ slahyp ]

noun

1. a sledge, drag, or sleigh.

verb (used with object)

, sliped, slip·ing.

1. to peel or strip the outer coating from, especially to peel bark from (a tree or twig).
2. to slice.

slipe

/ slaɪp /

noun

1. 1. wool removed from the pelt of a slaughtered sheep by immersion in a chemical bath
   2. ( as modifier )

      slipe wool

Word History and Origins

Origin of slipe¹

1425–75; late Middle English slypen < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of slipe¹

from English dialect

Example Sentences

Bedfordshire Police has carried out extensive inquiries and searches, including police divers searching the river Great Ouse between Prebend Street and the Slipe Bridge but no trace of her has ever been found.

From BBC

Slipe, slīp, n. in mining, a skip or sledge without wheels.

From Project Gutenberg

Whenever such gatherings were attended, the youngster had to "slipe off" unknown to his parents.

From Project Gutenberg

A slide car or slipe—a vehicle something like a Lapland sledge—was covered with bedding in the middle of the square: a cart was just being hurried off, full of loose furniture, with Peggy and Jenny in front.

From Project Gutenberg

The garden with its archery-ground, and the “Slipe,” with its stables and kennels, complete what was meant to be a temple of sacred learning and active piety, but which has become a very Castle of Indolence, a sort of Happy Valley, for single men. 

From Project Gutenberg