slipe

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transitive verb

ˈslīp

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal, British : to remove an outer covering from : peel, pare, strip

2

dialectal, British : to cut off : slice

slipe

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noun (1)

"

variants or slipe wood

plural -s

: pulled wool removed from skins by a lime process

slipe

3 of 4

noun (2)

"

plural -s

dialectal, England

: sleigh, sled

slipe

4 of 4

noun (3)

"

plural -s

dialectal British & Midland

: a thin narrow strip especially of land

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English slypen

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle Low German slīpe, slēpe; akin to Middle Low German slippen to slip

Noun (3)

origin unknown

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