kip Hear it!

kip1 definition

kip (kip)

noun

  1. the untanned hide of a calf, lamb, or other young or small animal
  2. a set of such hides

Etymology: earlier kyppe, prob. < MDu kip (in kipsense )

kip2 definition

kip (kip)

noun

  1. a rooming house
  2. a bed
  3. sleep

Etymology: < or akin to Dan kippe, low alehouse

intransitive verb kipped, kipping kip′·ping

Chiefly Brit., Slang to sleep
kip3 definition

kip (kip)

noun pl. kips or kip

the basic monetary unit of Laos

Etymology: Thai

kip4 definition

kip (kip)

noun

a unit of weight equal to 1,000 pounds

Etymology: ki(lo)- + p(ound)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.