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. Contented wi’ little, and cantie wi’ mair, Whene’er I forgather wi’ sorrow end care, I gie them a skelp, as they’re creepin alang, Wi’ a cog o’ guid swats, and an auld Scottish sang.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
After the skelp dance is over, Bill an' Jim tiptoes over mighty quiet an' sedate, an' Jim takes their prey by the tail an' yanks it.
From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis
"Well, skelp off with you, and make a spade now," replied the other, who wanted to be quiet and think, "and you and Em'line can dig in the sand."
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
It’s a good skelp, a fine head o’ hair an’ I wuz proud o’ it.
From The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
