Meaning of KIPPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'kipur
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| | Definition: | | [n] salted and smoked herring |
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| | Synonyms: | | kippered herring |
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| | See Also: | | herring | |
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| | Definition: | | Kipper
Uncomfortable in his ratty old basket bed, a dog named Kipper searches for a new place to take a nap. This is the first book to feature the popular pup. Color illustrations accompany the text. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Kip"per\, n. [D. kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf.
{Kipe}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.]
To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. ``Kippered
salmon.'' --Dickens.
\Kip"per\, a.
Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.
[Prov. Eng.]
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