slipe

slipe
I. \\ˈslīp\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English slypen
1. dialect Britain : to remove an outer covering from : peel, pare, strip
2. dialect Britain : to cut off : slice
II. noun or slipe wood (-s)
: pulled wool removed from skins by a lime process
III. noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Low German slīpe, slēpe; akin to Middle Low German slippen to slip — more at slip
dialect England : sleigh, sled
IV. noun (-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect Brit & Midland : a thin narrow strip especially of land

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  • short slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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