"skelping" meaning in English

See skelping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more skelping [comparative], most skelping [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} skelping (comparative more skelping, superlative most skelping)
  1. large; whopping
    Sense id: en-skelping-en-adj-cg64IojS

Noun

Forms: skelpings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skelping (plural skelpings)
  1. A beating or slapping.
    Sense id: en-skelping-en-noun-Uuo~WA1F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 56 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 71 13

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} skelping
  1. present participle and gerund of skelp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: skelp
    Sense id: en-skelping-en-verb-QevvhjKp

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015, Irvine Welsh, A Decent Ride, page 53:",
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