Kipper

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

Full definition of kipper

Noun

1. A split, salted and smoked herring.
2. A salmon after spawning.
3. (military) An RAF World War II code name for patrols to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.

Derived terms

• kipper tie

Verb

1. (cooking) To prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.
• Charles DickensThere was kippered salmon, and Finnan haddocks, and a lamb's head, and a haggis...

Adjective

1. (UK, dialect) amorous
2. (UK, dialect) lively; light-footed; nimble