kipper

[ kip-er ]

/ ˈkɪp ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR kipper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a fish, especially a herring, that has been cured by splitting, salting, drying, and smoking.

this method of curing fish.

a male salmon during or after the spawning season.

verb (used with object)

to cure (herring, salmon, etc.) by splitting, salting, drying and smoking.

Origin of kipper

before 1000; Middle English kypre,Old English cypera spawning salmon, apparently derivative of cyperen of copper, i.e., copper-colored

Words nearby kipper

Kiphuth, Kipling, Kipling, Rudyard, Kipnis, kippa, kipper, kippered, Kipp's apparatus, kippy, kipuka, Kir

Definition for kipper (2 of 2)

kipper²

[ kip-er ]

/ ˈkɪp ər /

noun Australian Informal.

a young Aboriginal male, usually 14 to 16 years old, who has recently undergone his tribal initiation rite.

Origin of kipper

First recorded in 1835–45, kipper is from the Wiradjuri word gibirr “man”

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for kipper

This can easily be mistaken for a kipper, the smoked herring that is on the breakfast menus of many British hotels.
Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At last Kipper's blade was thrust with a shout of triumph into the monster's body, and he stood on it as it fell.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895|Various
The poor creature besought his master not to risk both their lives, but Kipper was as hard as a pond after a six weeks frost.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 26, 1895|Various
The English boast of their fish; but, excusing the kipper, they have but three of note—the turbot, the plaice and the sole.
Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb

Kipper is also applied to salmon which has undergone the process of kippering (which see).
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
He's 'oldin' a small open-air meetin' in Kipper's Court this evenin', ar-past eight percisely.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 30, 1892|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kipper (1 of 3)

kipper¹

/ (ˈkɪpə) /

noun

a fish, esp a herring, that has been cleaned, salted, and smoked

a male salmon during the spawning season

Australian archaic, derogatory, slang an Englishman

verb

(tr) to cure (a fish, esp a herring) by salting and smoking

Word Origin for kipper

Old English cypera, perhaps from coper copper 1; referring to its colour

British Dictionary definitions for kipper (2 of 3)

kipper²

/ (ˈkɪpə) /

noun

a native Australian youth who has completed an initiation rite

Word Origin for kipper

from a native Australian language

British Dictionary definitions for kipper (3 of 3)

kipper³

/ (ˈkɪpə) /

noun

informal an adult who cannot afford to move away from his or her parents' home

Word Origin for kipper

C21: from k (ids) i (n) p (arents') p (ockets) e (roding) r (etirement) (savings)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	kipper
释义	kipper ¹ [ kip-er ] / ˈkɪp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kipper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fish, especially a herring, that has been cured by splitting, salting, drying, and smoking. this method of curing fish. a male salmon during or after the spawning season. verb (used with object) to cure (herring, salmon, etc.) by splitting, salting, drying and smoking. Origin of kipper ¹ before 1000; Middle English kypre,Old English cypera spawning salmon, apparently derivative of cyperen of copper, i.e., copper-colored Words nearby kipper Kiphuth, Kipling, Kipling, Rudyard, Kipnis, kippa, kipper, kippered, Kipp's apparatus, kippy, kipuka, Kir Definition for kipper (2 of 2) kipper² [ kip-er ] / ˈkɪp ər / noun Australian Informal. a young Aboriginal male, usually 14 to 16 years old, who has recently undergone his tribal initiation rite. Origin of kipper ² First recorded in 1835–45, kipper is from the Wiradjuri word gibirr “man” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kipper This can easily be mistaken for a kipper, the smoked herring that is on the breakfast menus of many British hotels. Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle\|Clive Irving\|August 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At last Kipper's blade was thrust with a shout of triumph into the monster's body, and he stood on it as it fell. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895\|Various The poor creature besought his master not to risk both their lives, but Kipper was as hard as a pond after a six weeks frost. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 26, 1895\|Various The English boast of their fish; but, excusing the kipper, they have but three of note—the turbot, the plaice and the sole. Europe Revised\|Irvin S. Cobb Kipper is also applied to salmon which has undergone the process of kippering (which see). The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth He's 'oldin' a small open-air meetin' in Kipper's Court this evenin', ar-past eight percisely. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 30, 1892\|Various British Dictionary definitions for kipper (1 of 3) kipper¹ / (ˈkɪpə) / noun a fish, esp a herring, that has been cleaned, salted, and smoked a male salmon during the spawning season Australian archaic, derogatory, slang an Englishman verb (tr) to cure (a fish, esp a herring) by salting and smoking Word Origin for kipper Old English cypera, perhaps from coper copper 1; referring to its colour British Dictionary definitions for kipper (2 of 3) kipper² / (ˈkɪpə) / noun a native Australian youth who has completed an initiation rite Word Origin for kipper from a native Australian language British Dictionary definitions for kipper (3 of 3) kipper³ / (ˈkɪpə) / noun informal an adult who cannot afford to move away from his or her parents' home Word Origin for kipper C21: from k (ids) i (n) p (arents') p (ockets) e (roding) r (etirement) (savings) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kipper preserve, dry, smoke, steel, fire, salt, keep, harden, pickle, temper
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kipper

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of kipper

Words nearby kipper

Definition for kipper (2 of 2)

noun Australian Informal.

Origin of kipper

Example sentences from the Web for kipper

British Dictionary definitions for kipper (1 of 3)

noun

verb

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British Dictionary definitions for kipper (2 of 3)

noun

Word Origin for kipper

British Dictionary definitions for kipper (3 of 3)

noun

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