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.

Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.