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kipper
CIDE DICTIONARY
kipper, n. [D. kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. Kipe.].
- A salmon after spawning. [1913 Webster]
- A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh. [1913 Webster]
kipper, v. t.
To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. Dickens. [1913 Webster]
kipper, a.
Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kipper, n. & v.
--n.
1 a kippered fish, esp. herring.
2 a male salmon in the spawning season.
--v.tr. cure (a herring etc.) by splitting open, salting, and drying in the open air or smoke.
--n.
1 a kippered fish, esp. herring.
2 a male salmon in the spawning season.
--v.tr. cure (a herring etc.) by splitting open, salting, and drying in the open air or smoke.
Etymology
ME: orig. uncert.
THESAURUS
kipper
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