First Known Use: circa 1525
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1kip
noun \ˈkip\
Definition of KIP
: a bundle of undressed hides of young or small animals; also : one of the hides
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Origin of KIP
obsolete Dutch; akin to Middle Low German kip bundle of hides
2kip
noun
Definition of KIP
1
: bed <ready for the kip after this screwball day — K. M. Dodson>
Origin of KIP
perhaps from Dan kippe cheap tavern
First Known Use: 1879
3kip
verb
kippedkip·ping
Definition of KIP
intransitive verb
British : sleep —sometimes used with down <kip down on a spare bed — Alice Glenday>
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First Known Use of KIP
circa 1889
4kip
noun
Definition of KIP
: a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (454 kilograms) used to express deadweight load
Origin of KIP
kilo- + pound
First Known Use: 1914
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5kip
noun \ˈkip, ˈgip\
plural kip or kips
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