skelp

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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.].

A blow; a smart stroke. Brockett. [1913 Webster]
A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [1913 Webster]

skelp, v. t.

To strike; to slap. C. Reade. [1913 Webster]
To form into skelp, as a plate or bar of iron by rolling; also, to bend round (a skelp) in tube making. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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. [1913 Webster]

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