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kipper Definition

kip·per (kipər)

transitive verb

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

Etymology: < ? kipperthe

noun

  1. a male salmon or sea trout during or shortly after the spawning season
  2. a kippered herring, salmon, etc.

Etymology: ME kypre < OE cypera < ? coper, copper (from the color)

kipper Synonyms

kipper

v.

curl, dry, smoke, smoke-cure; see preserve 3.

kipper Usage Examples

Object

herring: At the scene of each crime, they still left a kippered herring.

Converse of object

  • smoke: A village famous for its smoked kipper, we spend our final night in a good quality country house hotel.
  • have: I've always had good food there - this time I had kippers followed by bream, all of which was delicious.
  • include: The menu will include kippers, the favorite choice of passengers on the well-known electric Pullman train.
  • eat: But on June 16th I had got up and had a shower, ate a kipper for breakfast and felt clear-headed and much better.
  • get: At least here in Wymsey we can get French kippers at the Post Office and General Store!
  • cure: Don't forget to try some of Craster's famous oak cured kippers!

Preposition: for

  • breakfast: Christmas Hamper A selection for every occasion from a simple kipper for breakfast to a mixed platter of smoked foods for that special treat.
  • tea: Friday was pay day, and on his way home dad would buy a couple of kippers for tea, a real tasty treat!

Adjective modifier

  • Manx: Find out how to gut and smoke herring to make the famous Manx kippers.
  • wet: That's a slap in the face by an extremely wet kipper, particularly from a ' naturopath ' .
  • fresh: Great barrels of salt herring were exported to Europe and fresh kippers were dispatched to UK domestic market.
  • good: Do you remember how good kippers used to taste?
  • grilled: For those who prefer something different poached haddock or grilled kippers are also available.

Modifies a noun

  • ty: Round his neck was hung a wide selection of kipper ties.
  • tie: Susan and Karen are both from the Black Country where " a kipper tie " is taken with milk and two sugars.
  • industry: From the 19th century, Northumberland had a flourishing kipper industry, for which the picturesque harbor of Craster was especially renowned.

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