KIPPER

kipper, kippered herring

(noun) salted and smoked herring

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

kipper (plural kippers)

(UK, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).

Etymology 3

Adjective

kipper (comparative more kipper, superlative most kipper)

(UK, dialect) amorous

(UK, dialect) lively; light-footed; nimble

Proper noun

Kipper (plural Kippers)

A surname.

A supporter or member of UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kipper is the 26910^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 902 individuals. Kipper is most common among White (90.47%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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