skelp verb. [skɛlp] Chiefly Scot. & north. LME.
[Prob. imit.]
1. verb trans. Strike; slap, smack. Later spec. spank. LME.
b. Drive or rout with blows. E19.

2. verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Skip, walk, or run quickly; hurry. E18.

3. verb trans. Kick violently. E19.

■ skelper noun (a) a person who slaps or smacks someone; (b) a specially large person or thing: L18.

■ skelping adjective (a) that skelps; (b) large, lusty: E17.

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skelp noun¹. [skɛlp] Chiefly Scot. & north. LME.
[Rel. to SKELP verb.]
A blow, esp. with an open hand; a slap, a smack; the noise made by this.

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skelp noun². [skɛlp] E19.
[Origin unkn.]
A long narrow strip of iron or steel, out of which a gun barrel is made; iron or steel in the form of long narrow strips, used in making pipes, gun barrels, etc.

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