Lexic.us

Definition of Kipper

1. Noun. Salted and smoked herring.

Definition of Kipper

1. n. A salmon after spawning.

2. v. t. To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.

3. a. Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.

Definition of Kipper

1. to cure fish by salting and smoking [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Kipper

1. 1. A salmon after spawning. 2. A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh. Kipper time, the season in which fishing for salmon is forbidden. Origin: D. Kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. Kipe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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