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kipper1

Syllabification: (kip·per)
Pronunciation: /ˈkipər/

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Definition of kipper

noun

  • 1a kippered fish, especially a herring.
  • 2a male salmon in the spawning season.

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective kippered)
  • cure (a herring or other fish) by splitting it open and salting and drying it in the open air or in smoke.

Origin:

Old English cypera (kipper1 (sense 2 of the noun)), of Germanic origin; related to Old Saxon kupiro, perhaps also to copper1

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