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skelp

The correct spelling is skelp.

How to pronounce skelp

noun

Say it like: Ske-lp

The correct spelling is skelp. A blow; a smart stroke.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A blow; a smart stroke.
  2. 2.A squall; a heavy fall of rain.
  3. 3.A large portion.
  4. 4.A narrow strip of rolled or forged metal, ready to be bent and welded to form a pipe.

verb

  1. 1.To beat or slap.
  2. 2.To move briskly along.
  3. 3.To form (a plate or bar of metal, etc.) into a skelp.
  4. 4.To bend round (a skelp) in tube-making.

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