SKELPING
Verb
skelping
present participle of skelp
Adjective
skelping (comparative more skelping, superlative most skelping)
large; whopping
Noun
skelping (plural skelpings)
A beating or slapping.
Anagrams
• spelking
Source: Wiktionary
SKELP
Skelp, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. skelp to kick severely, to move
rapidly; Gael. sgealp, n., a slap with the palm of the hand, v., to
strike with the palm of the hand.]
1. A blow; a smart stroke. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.
2. A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [Scot.]
Skelp, v. t.
Definition: To strike; to slap. [Scot.] C. Reade.
Skelp, n.
Definition: A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made by
bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the thick tube
thus formed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition