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
W'y, sir, he neber tuck a skelp in all his life.
From Burl by Morrison Heady
But of my own hand it's ever been a matter of congratoolations to me that I don't down nobody an' never takes a skelp.
From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis
Leigh Kelway was sufficiently moved to ask me in an undertone if "skelp" was a local term.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
Of course, while this party's blind with the nose-paint, he's easy; an' Fowler tharupon e'llects his skelp in manner, form an' time to suit his tastes.
From Wolfville Days by Alfred Henry Lewis
