I. ˈkip noun
Etymology: obsolete Dutch; akin to Middle Low German kip bundle of hides
Date: circa 1525
: a bundle of undressed hides of young or small animals ; also : one of the hides
II. noun
Etymology: perhaps from Danish kippe cheap tavern
Date: 1879
1. : bed
ready for the kip after this screwball day — K. M. Dodson
2. chiefly British : sleep , nap
roused the…family from their kip — Sylvia Margolis
III. intransitive verb
( kipped ; kip·ping )
Date: circa 1889
British : sleep — sometimes used with down
kip down on a spare bed — Alice Glenday
IV. noun
Etymology: ki lo- + p ound
Date: 1914
: a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (454 kilograms) used to express deadweight load
V. ˈkip, ˈgip noun
( plural kip or kips )
Etymology: Lao kì:p, literally, ingot
Date: 1955
— see money table