2. A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Skelp — Skelp, v. t. 1. To strike; to slap. [Scot.] C. Reade. [1913 Webster] 2. 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.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skelp — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skelp — skelp·er; skelp; … English syllables
skelp- — *skelp germ.?, Verb: nhd. spalten; ne. split (Verb); Hinweis: s. *skelpu ; Etymologie: s. ing. *skelep , *skelp , Verb, schneiden, schälen, kratzen, Pokorny 926; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
skelp — [skelp] vt. [ME shelpen, to beat, flog] [Brit. Dial.] to slap or spank vi. to hurry along; hustle n. [Brit. Dial.] a slap; blow … English World dictionary
Skelp — Skelp. См. Полосовое железо для прокатки сварных труб. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
skelp — 1. verb To beat or slap. 2. noun A narrow strip of rolled or forged metal, ready to be bent and welded to form a pipe. he then heats one half of the skelp at a time in an air furnace, or other fire, and having so heated it, he passes the skelp… … Wiktionary
skelp — skelp1 /skelp/, Scot. and North Eng. n. 1. a slap, smack, or blow, esp. one given with the open hand. 2. the sound of such a slap or smack. v.t. 3. to slap, smack, or strike (someone), esp. on the buttocks; spank. 4. to drive (animals) by… … Universalium
Skelp — A Skelp (also spelled Scelp ) is a band of iron commonly forged from melted scrap iron of inferior quality. Cheap gun barrels could be made from this in the Damascus method wrapping the skelps around a mandrel to make spirals which were then… … Wikipedia
skelp — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary A gid slap or wallop, usually delivered with an open hand. Example: Yi gallus wee besom, eh ll skelp yir erse! To hit To consume with vigour. II Yorkshire Dialect Beat Blow III Glesga Glossary To Slap, Hit IV… … English dialects glossary
