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skelp
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skelp1 Dialect
vb
(tr) to slap
n
a slap
[probably of imitative origin]
skelp2
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) sheet or plate metal that has been curved and welded to form a tube
[perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb thin strip of wood]
Skelp a heavy fall of rain.
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But it lasted just 45 minutes and the only comfort the supporters can take from Thursday night's skelping is that a CIS Cup exit at the hands of amateur outfit Queen's Park now seems quite respectable.
On the way back from Bucharest a Well fan joked: "McGhee must be ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Hope he doesn't spark a brawl in a charity match by skelping Angola's answer to Chick Young.
WORLD OF FOOTBALL: Party time for hero by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
I'd be there all night, skelping them as they come back in up until midnight, ahead of training the next day.
Football: Batty Guy reveals secret of success by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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