Skelp, v. t. To strike; to slap. [Scot.] C. Reade.
Skelp, n. A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made
by bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the thick tube
thus formed.
Skel"ter (?), v. i. [Cf. Helter- skelter.] To run off helter-skelter;
to hurry; to scurry; -- with away or off. [Colloq.] A. R. Wallace.