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. ]
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. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012