Hipping

Hipping
Hip Hip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hipping}.] 1. To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side. [1913 Webster]

2. To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock). [1913 Webster]

3. To make with a hip or hips, as a roof. [1913 Webster]

{Hipped roof}. See {Hip roof}, under {Hip}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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