KIPPER

noun a salmon after spawning.

2. kipper ·vt to cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.

3. kipper ·adj amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.

4. kipper ·noun a salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked;

— so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh.