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

A high falsetto voice from the gathering' audience cried: 'Oh, ye bad boy, come here till I skelp ye!'—and there was a general laugh, in which the hapless object did not join.

From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)

But no'th'ard it's different; thar in that sacred region cattle killin' an' skelp collectin' don't go.

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry

After the skelp dance is over, Bill an' Jim tiptoes over mighty quiet an' sedate, an' Jim takes their prey by the tail an' yanks it.

From Wolfville by Lewis, Alfred Henry

What's more just now, gineral," shouted a half-angry ranger, "'twasn't your place to lose yer skelp a-comin'.

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