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kipper

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) kipper (noun)
  2. 2) kipper (verb)

1kip·per

noun \ˈki-pər\

Definition of KIPPER

1
: a male salmon or sea trout during or after the spawning season
2
: a kippered herring or salmon
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Origin of KIPPER

Middle English kypre, from Old English cypera; akin to Old English coper copper
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with KIPPER

chipper, clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, quipper, nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper

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