kipper
kipper Lexical Profile
kipper Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A whole herring, salmon, or other small oily fish that has been split down the back from tail to head, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold-smoked over woodchips.
"At the seaside guesthouse, they served traditional smoked kippers with buttered toast and poached eggs for breakfast."
British A male salmon or sea trout during or immediately after the spawning season.
"The gamekeeper spotted a large kipper resting in the shallow pool after the autumn spawning run."
• verb
To cure a fish (such as a herring or salmon) by splitting it open, cleaning it, salting it, and drying it in the open air or in smoke.
"Coastal villagers have used oak sawdust to kipper the autumn herring catch for generations."
• Rhymes for kipper
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'cypera', referring to a spawning male salmon, possibly related to 'coper' (copper) due to the reddish color of the fish during the spawning season.