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kip

1   [kip]
noun
1.
the hide of a young or small beast.
2.
a bundle or set of such hides.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English kipp < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kip pack (of hides); akin to Old Norse kippa bundle

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kip

2   [kip]
noun
a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (453.6 kilograms).
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; ki(lo) + p(ound)2

kip

3   [kip]
noun
a paper money and monetary unit of Laos, equal to 100 at. Abbreviation: K.
Origin:
1950–55; < Lao kì:p currency unit, ingot

kip

4   [kip] noun, verb, kipped, kip·ping. Chiefly British
noun
1.
a place to sleep; bed.
2.
sleep.
verb (used without object)
3.
to sleep or nap.
Origin:
1760–70, in sense “brothel”; compare Danish kippe hovel, dive, Dutch kuf dive, brothel, Middle Low German kuffe, küffe, kiffe hovel; perhaps ultimately expressive variants of the Germanic base of cove1
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kip1 (kɪp)
 
—n
1.  (Brit) sleep or slumber: to get some kip
2.  (Brit) a bed or lodging
3.  (Irish) a brothel
 
—vb , kips, kipping, kipped
4.  (Brit) to sleep or take a nap
5.  (Brit) (foll by down) to prepare for sleep
 
[C18: of uncertain origin; apparently related to Danish kippe common alehouse]

kip or kipskin2 (kɪp, ˈkɪpˌskɪn)
 
—n
the hide of a young animal, esp a calf or lamb
 
[C16: from Middle Dutch kipp; related to Middle Low German kip, Old Norse kippa bundle]
 
kipskin or kipskin2
 
—n
 
[C16: from Middle Dutch kipp; related to Middle Low German kip, Old Norse kippa bundle]

kip3 (kɪp)
 
—n
a unit of weight equal to one thousand pounds
 
[C20: from ki(lo)1 + p(ound)²]

kip4 (kɪp)
 
—n
the standard monetary unit of Laos, divided into 100 at
 
[from Thai]

kip5 (kɪp)
 
—n
(Austral) a small board used to spin the coins in two-up
 
[C19: from kep]

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kip definition


  1. in.
    to sleep. : He's upstairs kipping. Can he call you back?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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