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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
