About The Word Skelp
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Skelp
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What's The Definition Of Skelp?Synonyms | Synonyms for Skelp: Related Terms | Find terms related to Skelp: See Also | Skelp In Webster's Dictionary \Skelp\, v. t.
To form into skelp, as a plate or bar of iron by rolling;
also, to bend round (a skelp) in tube making.
\Skelp\, n. [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.] 1. A blow; a smart stroke. [Prov. Eng.] --Brockett. 2. A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [Scot.] \Skelp\, v. t. To strike; to slap. [Scot.] --C. Reade. \Skelp\, n. 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. |
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