# kip

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɪp/ · frequency rank #27,530

## Definitions
1. The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
2. A bundle or set of such hides.
3. A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.
4. The leather made from such hide.

## Etymology
1325–75, Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from Middle Low German kip (“pack, bundle of hides”).

## Easily confused with
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-ky)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-ko)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-ku)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-ks)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kt)
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kk)
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kl)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kp)
- **KJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kj)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kit)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kun)
- **KKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kkk)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-koh)
- **KMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kms)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-koi)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kok)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kmt)
- **kyu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kyu)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kip