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skelp1  (skelp),USA pronunciation [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. 
  1. to slap, smack, or strike (someone), esp. on the buttocks;
    spank.
  2. to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
Also, scelp. 
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; probably imitative

skelp2  (skelp),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Metallurgymetal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.
  • perh. special use of skelp1 1805–15

'skelp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crimp - scelp

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