KIPPER


Meaning of KIPPER in English

n. & v.

n. 1 a kippered fish, esp. herring. 2 a male salmon in the spawning season.

v.tr. cure (a herring etc.) by splitting open, salting, and drying in the open air or smoke.

[ ME: orig. uncert. ]

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