Толковый словарь английского языка - kip
Kip
kip
I. noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch; akin to Middle Low German ~ bundle of hides Date: circa 1525 a bundle of undressed hides of young or small animals, II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Danish ~pe cheap tavern Date: 1879 bed , sleep , nap , III. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: circa 1889 sleep , IV. noun Etymology: kilo+ pound Date: 1914 a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (454 kilograms) used to express deadweight load, V. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Lao kì:p, literally, ingot Date: 1955 see: money
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1. n. & v. Brit. sl. --n. 1 a sleep or nap. 2 a bed or cheap lodging-house. 3 (also kip-house or -shop) a brothel. --v.intr. (kipped, kipping) sleep, take a nap. Etymology: cf. Da. kippe mean hut 2. n. the hide of a young or small animal as used for leather. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 3. n. (pl. same or kips) the basic monetary unit of Laos. Etymology: Thai 4. n. Austral. sl. a small piece of wood from which coins are spun in the game of two-up. Etymology: perh. f. E dial.: cf. keper a flat piece of wood preventing a horse from eating the corn, or Ir. dial. kippeen f. Ir. cip{iacute}n a little stick ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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