skelp 1
/skelp/ , Scot. and North Eng.
n.
1. a slap, smack, or blow, esp. one given with the open hand.
2. the sound of such a slap or smack.
v.t.
3. to slap, smack, or strike (someone), esp. on the buttocks; spank.
4. to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
Also, scelp .
[ 1350-1400; ME; prob. imit. ]
skelp 2
/skelp/ , n.
metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.
[ 1805-15; perh. special use of SKELP 1 ]