I some how seemed to have missed Michael's message. I search through
everything in my e-mail client's folders does not turn it up.
 
The word "kip" is used as both a verb and as a noun. It describes the moves
used by gymnasts and other athletes to change the position of their bodies,
usually from a low position to a high position. People working the rings,
parallel bars, the mats and, occasionally, ice skaters use a "kip" to rise
up from a low position. It is a favorite move used by clowns and dancer on
the ice and off. If you consult a dictionary other than the one given to you
by  MS-Word, you will likely find this definition. You will also likely to
discover that it is also British slang for taking a nap and that it may also
be used as a noun in referring to a bundle of tanned hides (taken from young
or small animals) weighing 1,000 pounds. I have also heard the term "kippup"
or "kip-up" used. A kip can be, technically, used to make downward motion as
well, but that is fairly rare.
 
You have probably seen clowns do a Chinese split, then reach behind their
own neck, seize their own collar and kip up to a fully erect position,
making it seem as though they pulled themselves up by their own collar. If
you have ever watched a gymnast mount the rings so that he his holding
himself erect with with both hands down at his sides, you have seen someone
use a "kip". 
 
Somebody pass the word to Lord Redmond so that his minions can add it to his
dictionary.
 
Thanks,
 
Don Granberry.

On Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 11:47:21 AM, Michael A Chase wrote:

"Okay," Onna-Ranma said as he somehow managed to {kip : rise} back up
to his full height. He bent his knees a little and loosened the
muscles in his legs. "Hey! You're right! It does help."

The verb definition of kip I found is a synonym for sleep.

I believe the word Donald is looking for is "kippup".

-- Bob


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