Skelp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɛlp/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Skelp is a verb meaning (transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat or slap with the hand.
Meaning
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat or slap with the hand.
More Meanings
- (transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat, pound or hammer.
- (Scotland) To drive by blows; to drive (hard), to cause to move rapidly.
- (intransitive, Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) To move briskly along; to run.
- (intransitive) To rain heavily; (of rain) to fall.
- A blow; a smart stroke, especially with the hand; a smack.
- (Scotland) A squall; a heavy fall of rain.
- (Scotland) A large portion.
Example Sentences
My fair opponents skelp me aff,[…]
... sewing, hammering, and "skelping away at the leather."
We'll skelp him to hell, / where his frien's will him crown,[…]
... hither blith comes tinker John, Who skelps the kettle, and sweet tunes the drone, […]
Word Forms
- skelps
- skelping
- skelped
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