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KIPPER
kipper, kippered herring
(noun) salted and smoked herring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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 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
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