KIPE

Etymology

Noun

kipe (plural kipes)

An osier basket used for catching fish.

Upturned lower jaw of a male salmon at the end of its life as it returns to fresh water to spawn.

Verb

kipe (third-person singular simple present kipes, present participle kiping, simple past and past participle kiped)

(slang) to steal

Anagrams

• Pike, kepi, pike

Source: Wiktionary


Kipe, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. kipen to catch, Icel. kippa to pull, snatch. Cf. Kipper.]

Definition: An osier basket used for catching fish. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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