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Definition skip

Etymology 1

From Middle English skippen, skyppen, of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skupjan?, *skupan? (�to scoff, mock�), related to Icelandic skopa (�to take a run�), Middle Swedish skuppa (�to skip�).

Verb

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep).
2. (mining) A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.
3. (Britain, Scotland, dialectal) A skep, or basket.
4. A wheeled basket used in cotton factories.
5. (sugar manufacture) A charge of syrup in the pans.
6. A beehive.

Etymology 3

From English skillper, from Dutch schipper "captain", earlier "seaman", equivalent to schip, "ship" + -er.

Noun

skip (plural skips)

1. Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.
2. (curling) The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.

Etymology 4

A reference to the television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo; coined and used by Australians (particularly children) of non-British descent to counter derogatory terms aimed at them. Ultimately from etymology 1 (above).

Noun

skip (plural skips)

1. (Australia, slang) An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.

Etymology 5

17th-century Ireland. Possibly a clipping of skip-kennel (�young lackey or assistant�). Used at Trinity College Dublin.

Noun

skip (plural skips)

1. (college slang) A college servant.

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