slipe
1 of 4transitive verb
ˈslīp
-ed/-ing/-s
1
dialectal, British : to remove an outer covering from : peel, pare, strip
2
dialectal, British : to cut off : slice
slipe
2 of 4noun (1)
"
variants or slipe wood
plural -s
: pulled wool removed from skins by a lime process
slipe
3 of 4noun (2)
"
plural -s
dialectal, England
: sleigh, sled
slipe
4 of 4noun (3)
"
plural -s
dialectal British & Midland
: a thin narrow strip especially of land
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English slypen
Noun (2)
Middle English, from Middle Low German slīpe, slēpe; akin to Middle Low German slippen to slip
Noun (3)
origin unknown