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Skelp
Skelp
,Noun.
[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
,Verb.
T.
1.
To strike; to slap.
[Scot.]
C. Reade.
Skelp
,Noun.
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.