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skelp

1[skelp] Scot. and North England
–noun
1. a slap, smack, or blow, esp. one given with the open hand.
2. the sound of such a slap or smack.
–verb (used with object)
3. to slap, smack, or strike (someone), esp. on the buttocks; spank.
4. to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
Also, scelp.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME; prob. imit.

skelp

2[skelp]
–noun
metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.

Origin:
1805–15; perh. special use of skelp 1
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