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Meaning
Noun
●
The
untanned
hide
of a
young
or small
beast
, such as a
calf
,
lamb
, or
young
goat.
●
A
bundle
or set of such hides.
●
A
unit
of
count
for
skins
, 30 for
lamb
and 50 for goat.
●
The
leather
made from such
hide
;
kip
leather
.
●
In British English:
A place to
sleep
; a
rooming house
; a bed.
●
In Australian English & British English:
Sleep,
snooze
,
nap
,
forty winks
, doze.
●
In British English:
A very
untidy
house
or room.
●
In British English:
A brothel.
●
A
unit
of
force
equal
to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822
kilonewtons
or 4448.22
newtons
);
occasionally
called the kilopound.
●
A
unit
of
weight
, used,
for example
, to
calculate
shipping
charges
,
equal
to
half
a US
ton
, or 1000 pounds.
●
A
unit
of
mass
equal
to 1000
avoirdupois
pounds.
*
●
The
unit
of
currency
in Laos,
divided
into 100
att
,
symbol
₭,
abbreviation
LAK.
●
In Australian English, Games & Two-up:
A
piece
of
flat
wood
used to
throw
the
coins
in
a game
of two-up.
●
In Gymnastics:
A
basic
skill
or
maneuver
in
artistic gymnastics
on the
uneven bars
,
parallel bars
,
high bar
and still
rings
used,
for example
, as a way of
mounting
the
bar
in a front
support position
, or
achieving
a
handstand
from a
hanging
position
. In its
basic form
, the
legs
are
swung
forward and upward by
bending
the
hips
, then
suddenly
down again, which
gives
the upward
impulse
to the body.
●
In Scottish English:
A
sharp-pointed
hill
; a
projecting
point, as on a
hill
.
Verb
●
In British English:
To
sleep
; often with the
connotation
of a
temporary
or
charitable
situation
, or one
borne out
of necessity.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
To
snatch
;
take up
hastily
; filch
●
To
hold
or keep (together)
●
In Northern England English:
To
conduct
oneself
; act
●
In Gymnastics:
To
perform
the
kip
maneuver.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
male
given name
Kipling.
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