skelp
/skɛlp
/verb [with object] Scottish & Northern English
Strike, slap, or smack: (as adjective skelped) the cries of skelped weans...
- The unwieldy but serviceable striker skelped a ball across the goalmouth that kissed the crossbar on its way past.
- Ricksen stepped up and skelped the free-kick into the top corner.
- He didn't just touch it in the second minute, though, he skelped it.
Origin
Late Middle English: probably imitative.
- Military Cross
- military discharge
- military discipline
- military drum
- military engineering
- military execution
- military fever
- military hairbrush
- military history
- military honours
- military hospital
- military hotel
- military-industrial
- military-industrial complex
- military junta
- military law
- military-looking
- military macaw
- Military Medal
- military-minded
- military offence
- military offense
- military orchid
- military orchis
- military police