skelp
Example Sentences
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David Narey's famous skelp to put Scotland one up against Brazil in 1982 was the exact point at which the rot set in.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2010
"I was juist comin' oot at the kirk door," says I, "when the minister cam' skelp up again' me."
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
But no'th'ard it's different; thar in that sacred region cattle killin' an' skelp collectin' don't go.
From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis
My skelp isn't wuth as much as Bowie's is, anyhow.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by William O. Stoddard
He would have lost both skelp an' standin' if he had.
From Wolfville Days by Alfred Henry Lewis
