Skelp

[skelp]

Definition

(n.) A blow; a smart stroke.

(n.) A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain.

(v. t.) To strike; to slap.

(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.

Editor: Oswald

Definition

v.t. (Scot.) to slap.—v.i. to move briskly along to bound along.—n. a slap: a heavy fall of pelting rain: a large portion.—adj. Skelp′ing very big or full.

Typed by Erica