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Word: Kipper
Speech Type: Noun
Old English cypera (in kipper (sense 2 of the noun)), of Germanic origin; related to Old Saxon kupiro, perhaps also to copper
ˈkɪpə
a kippered fish, especially a herring.
Short Definition:kippered herring
a male salmon in the spawning season.
Short Definition:male salmon in spawning season
Word: Kipper
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkɪpə
cure (a herring or other fish) by splitting it open and salting and drying it in the open air or in smoke
Short Definition:cure fish by salting and drying or smoking it
Examples:- on the quayside fishwives gut fish by hand, and the catch is kippered by traditional methods
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