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kipper
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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

2kipper

transitive verb
kip·peredkip·per·ing \-p(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of KIPPER

: to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smoking
— kip·per·er \-pər-ər\ noun

First Known Use of KIPPER

1773

Rhymes with KIPPER

chipper, dripper, gripper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, whipper, zipper

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