well skelped arse

well skelped arse
Scottish Vernacular Dictionary
(of a face) Ruddy, rosy cheeked.
Example:"Ah love thae skateboarders wi aw the metal an spiky herr an black claes wi skeletons, an tryin tae look right aff the wa', an here thiv aw goat wee fresh middle class faces wi cheeks like a well skelped arse"

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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