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skelpings

skelpings is the plural of skelping.

Meaning of skelping

Noun

skelping (plural skelpings)

  1. A beating or slapping.
    • The word was old Scots for a good spanking, particularly in relation to the punishment of a miscreant child, and the Scots, after centuries of skelpings at the hands of the English themselves, absolutely loved it.2011, Kate McGregor, No Pretender: The Tale of a Modern Day Hero, page 35

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Questions about skelpings

What is skelpings the plural of?
Skelpings is the plural of skelping.

Words near skelpings in the dictionary

  1. skelp
  2. skelped
  3. skelper
  4. skelpers
  5. skelping
  6. skelpings
  7. skelps
  8. skels
  9. skelsies
  10. skelter
  11. skeltered

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