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slipe

[ slahyp ]

noun

  1. a sledge, drag, or sleigh.


verb (used with object)

, sliped, slip·ing.
  1. to peel or strip the outer coating from, especially to peel bark from (a tree or twig).
  2. to slice.

slipe

/ slaɪp /

noun

    1. wool removed from the pelt of a slaughtered sheep by immersion in a chemical bath
    2. ( as modifier )

      slipe wool

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of slipe1

1425–75; late Middle English slypen < ?
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slipe1

from English dialect
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Example Sentences

Slipe; a rude sort of cart or sledge without wheels used for dragging stones from a field.

Whenever such gatherings were attended, the youngster had to "slipe off" unknown to his parents.

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