flype
1 of 2transitive verb
ˈflīp
-ed/-ing/-s
1
chiefly Scottish : to strip off by or as if by peeling
2
chiefly Scottish : to turn or fold back (as a stocking)
flype
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: a fold or flap (as of something turned back)
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English flipen, probably of Scandinavian origin like flype entry 2
Noun
of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic flipi lip of a horse, piece of skin or leather, flipa to wound, Old Norse fleipa to gossip, Old Swedish flipa to whimper and perhaps to Old Norse flā to flay
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