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Encyclopedia > Skip

The word skip has several meanings:

Look up skip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  • Skip (container), a type of large open-topped container
  • Skip (music), a type of interval in music
  • Skip (in record player), a type of malfunction of a phonograph or gramophone or CD player
  • Skip (radio), a radio signal which is reflected or refracted in the atmosphere or ionosphere
  • Skip (curling), a position in the sport of curling
  • Skip (gait), a style of gait movement involving a combination of walking and jumping
  • Jump rope (skipping rope), where one or more participants jump over a spinning rope so that it passes under their feet and over their heads.

The acronym SKIP may stand for: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Rubbish skip on skip-carrier lorry The word skip is used for various large open-topped containers, including the load-carrying container part of a dumper. ... In music, a step is a linear or successive interval between two pitches which are consecutive scale degrees. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In radio propagation, skip is when a radio signal is reflected or refracted by the atmosphere or ionosphere, and returns to Earth in an unexpectedly far-away place. ... The skip is the captain of a curling team and determines strategy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An 1800 depiction of jumping rope A jump rope, rope skipping, skipping rope or skip rope is the primary tool used in the game of skipping played by children and many young adults, where one or more participants jump over a spinning rope so that it passes under their feet...


The word skip also appears in several names and titles: Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol or SKIP is a protocol developed by the IETF Security Working Group for the sharing of encryption keys. ... Dictionary Cover The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary is a kanji dictionary based on the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by Jack Halpern and published by Kenkyusha. ...


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Skipness Castle, Argyll (430 words)
Skipness Castle looked out on the north of Arran, and pillaging attacks on the island were a persistent feature in the period 1500 to 1503.
Skipness' origins lie in the centuries of the MacSweens and Sween Castle.
Apparently the earliest chapel at Skipness was dedicated to St. Columba (of Iona).
Clan Campbell Society (NA) - SKIPNESS CASTLE (730 words)
Skipness is the largest surviving castle in Kintyre since the original walls of the royal castle of Tarbert have been almost reclaimed by the earth.
Archibald of Skipness was killed in 1537 and appears to have been the father of John Campbell of Skipness who died in 1563-6, leaving a daughter and heiress, Jane.
She is said to have married a younger son of the Campbells of Ardkinglass, so founding the families of the Campbells of Skipness, Shawfield, and Ardpatrick.
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