skelper

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noun

Something large for its kind; a whopper.

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Meanings

nounskelper (plural skelpers)

plural skelpers

  1. Something large for its kind; a whopper.
  2. A kind of hammer used in metalworking.
verbskelper (third-person singular simple present skelpers, present participle skelpering, simple past and past participle skelpered)

present singular third person skelpers · participle present skelpering · participle past skelpered · past skelpered

  1. YorkshireintransitiveTo run quickly; to scamper.

    Leuk at yond barn skelperin' dahn t'Sykes.

    1897 August 14, Leeds Mercury Supplement

Origin

From skelp + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

skelper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skelper

MLA

“skelper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skelper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skelper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skelper.

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