Definitions for kipperˈkɪp ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

kip•perˈkɪp ər(n.)

  1. a fish, esp. a herring, that has been cured by splitting, salting, drying and smoking.

    Category: Cooking

  2. a male salmon during or after the spawning season.

    Category: Ichthyology

  3. (v.t.)to cure (herring, salmon, etc.) by splitting, salting, drying, and smoking.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of kipper:

bef. 1000; ME kypre, OE cypera spawning salmon

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kipper, kippered herring(noun)

    salted and smoked herring

Wiktionary

  1. kipper(Noun)

    A split, salted and smoked herring.

  2. kipper(Noun)

    An RAF World War II code name for patrols to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.

  3. kipper(Verb)

    To prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kipper(noun)

    a salmon after spawning

  2. Kipper(noun)

    a salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh

  3. Kipper(verb)

    to cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking

  4. Kipper(adj)

    amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly


Translations for kipper

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

kipper(noun)

a herring split down the back and smoked, used as food.

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