kip
noun
[ kɪp ]
• (in leather-making) the hide of a young or small animal.
Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps related to Middle Dutch kip, kijp ‘bundle (of hides)’.
kip
noun
• the basic monetary unit of Laos, equal to 100 ats.
Origin:
Thai.
kip
noun
• a unit of weight equal to 1,000 lb (453.6 kg).
Origin:
early 20th century: probably from ki- in kilo- + p- in pound1.
kip
noun
• a sleep or nap.
• "I might have a little kip"
• an unpleasant, dirty, or sordid place.
• "he couldn't get a start in this kip of a city"
kip
verb
• sleep.
• "he can kip on her sofa"
Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘brothel’): perhaps related to Danish kippe ‘hovel, tavern’.
kip
noun
• (in Australia) a small piece of wood from which coins are spun in the game of two-up.
Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps related to Irish cipin ‘small stick, dibble’.
