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

My skelp isn't wuth as much as Bowie's is, anyhow.

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.

He would have lost both skelp an' standin' if he had.

From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry

"Well, skelp off with you, and make a spade now," replied the other, who wanted to be quiet and think, "and you and Em'line can dig in the sand."

From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

And when a skelp cleaves siffling doom, And vapours scyle a greenish ghaut, Rebellious vandals stamp their feet As rulling Cyons wield hell's prong.

From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by de Esque, Jean