What does skelping mean?
Skelping means present participle and gerund of skelp.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of skelp.
The word was old Scots for a good spanking, particularly in relation to the punishment of a miscreant child, and the Scots, after centuries of skelpings at the hands of the English themselves, absolutely loved it.
Jonty's instinctive awestruck expression had been curtailed by repeated skelpings across the head by his father, Henry.
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Skelping means present participle and gerund of skelp.
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The word was old Scots for a good spanking, particularly in relation to the punishment of a miscreant child, and the Scots, after centuries of skelpings at the hands of the English themselves, absolutely loved it.
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