Kip can mean sleep or a place to sleep, to sleep or nap, animal hide, the currency of Laos, or a unit of weight.
Kip can mean sleep or a place to sleep, to sleep or nap, animal hide, the currency of Laos, or a unit of weight.
| Front | kip \kip\ |
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| Back | 1. noun: Sleep; a place to sleep; a bed. 2. verb intr.: To sleep or nap. 3. noun: The hide of a young or small animal or a bundle of such hides. 4. noun: The basic unit of currency in Laos. 5. noun: A unit of weight equal to 1000 lb (453.6 kg). [1, 2: Perhaps from Danish kippe (cheap tavern). Earliest documented use: 1766. 3: Perhaps from Middle Dutch kip/kijp (a bundle, especially of hides). Earliest documented use: 1530. 4: From Thai. Earliest documented use: 1955. 5: An acronym formed from kilo- + pound. Earliest documented use: 1915.] "When Charles and Diana married in 1981, PM David Cameron kipped on the pavement the night before to ensure he got a great view on the Mall. This time he'll have a ringside seat." - Sarah Turner; Royal Wedding hotels; The Daily Mirror (London, UK); Dec 12, 2010. "Indian Head, Anderson said, exerts 440 kips of pressure on the boulder." - Robert Wilson; Indian Head Rock Getting a Face-lift; The Knoxville News Sentinel (Tennessee); May 8, 2008. |
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