I. ˈslīp transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English slypen
1. dialect Britain : to remove an outer covering from : peel , pare , strip
2. dialect Britain : to cut off : slice
II. noun
or slipe wood
( -s )
: pulled wool removed from skins by a lime process
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Low German slīpe, slēpe; akin to Middle Low German slippen to slip — more at slip
dialect England : sleigh , sled
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect Brit & Midland : a thin narrow strip especially of land