n. A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made by bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the thick tube thus formed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Prov. E. skelp to kick severely, to move rapidly; Gael. sgealp, n., a slap with the palm of the hand, v., to strike with the palm of the hand. ] 1. A blow; a smart stroke. [ Prov. Eng. ] Brockett. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To strike; to slap. [ Scot. ] C. Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form into skelp, as a plate or bar of iron by rolling; also, to bend round (a skelp) in tube making. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]