LekhoriLekhoriThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
A bundle or set of such hides.
A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
I’m just going for my afternoon kip.
A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.
A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.
The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.
A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.
Again Turk placed the pennies on the kip. He took his time, deliberate over the small action, held the kip for a long breathless moment, then jerked his wrist and the pennies were in the air.
A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.
Initialism of kinetic impact round (baton round).
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.
A diminutive of the male given name Kipling.
1325–75, Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from Middle Low German kip (“pack, bundle of hides”).
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To snatch; take up hastily; filch
To perform the kip maneuver.