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Kips

The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

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📖 Definitions of "Kips"

noun

1
The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
2
A bundle or set of such hides.
3
A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.
4
The leather made from such hide; kip leather.

noun

1
(chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
2
(chiefly UK) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
"I’m just going for my afternoon kip."
3
(chiefly UK) A very untidy house or room.
4
(chiefly UK) A brothel.

verb

1
(chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.
"Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed."

verb

1
To snatch; take up hastily; filch
2
To hold or keep (together)
3
To conduct oneself; act

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