The Kip
A kip is defined as being equal to 1,000 pounds-force, or roughly equal to 4,448.2 Newtons.
A kip also sometimes refers to a unit of mass equal to 1,000 pounds.
The kip is a US customary unit used to describe force. It is named by combining the word "kilogram" with the word "pound."
The kip is represented as Kips, Kip-Force, kip, kipf, or klbf.
In the Dutch language, the word kip has a different meaning.