kipper, kippered herring
(noun) salted and smoked herring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kipper (plural kippers)
A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
A male salmon after spawning.
(military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
(UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
kipper (third-person singular simple present kippers, present participle kippering, simple past and past participle kippered)
(cooking) To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
kipper (plural kippers)
(UK, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).
kipper (comparative more kipper, superlative most kipper)
(UK, dialect) amorous
(UK, dialect) lively; light-footed; nimble
Kipper (plural Kippers)
A surname.
A supporter or member of UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party)
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kipper is the 26910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 902 individuals. Kipper is most common among White (90.47%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Kip"per, n. Etym: [D. kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. Kipe.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. [Scot.] Kipper time, the season in which fishing for salmon is forbidden. [Eng. & Scot.]
Kip"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kippered; p. pr. & vb. n. Kippering.]
Definition: To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. "Kippered salmon." Dickens.
Kip"per, a.
Definition: Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
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