kipperishadj.
rare.
Characteristic of a ‘kipper’ fish: see kipper n.1 1.
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1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 251 [The salmon] is then prohibited the benefit of Salt-water to bathe her Fins..which is the natural Cause of her kipperish Infirmity.
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adj.1694- to escape scotfree
- to escry him, them, etc to or unto death
- to essentiate together
- to essoin one's attendance
- to establish a bracket
- to establish a suit
- to estate out
- to etc a bad patch
- to etc a banker
- to etc a big hand
- to etc a blue streak
- to etc a brick wall
- to etc a bug in a person's ear
- to etc a discreet veil over
- to etc a etc hand
- to etc a feel for
- to etc a fire under
- to etc a game
- to etc a good hand
- to etc a great miss of
- to etc a hard bargain
- to etc a heavy miss of
- to etc a line in the sand
- to etc a little miss of
- to etc a living