kipper Definition
kip·per (kip′ər)
transitive verb
to cure (herring, salmon, etc.) by cleaning, salting, and drying or smoking
Etymology: < ? kipperthe
noun
- a male salmon or sea trout during or shortly after the spawning season
- a kippered herring, salmon, etc.
Etymology: ME kypre < OE cypera < ? coper, copper (from the color)
kipper Synonyms
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.

