Skelp
Pronunciation : Skelp
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Prov. E. skelp to kick severely, to move rapidly; Gael. sgealp, n., a slap with the palm of the hand, v., to strike with the palm of the hand.]
Definition : 1. A blow; a smart stroke. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.
2. A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [Scot.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Skelp
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To strike; to slap. [Scot.] C. Reade.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Skelp
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made by bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the thick tube thus formed.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913