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noun

Kipper n.

(Zool.) A salmon after spawning.

A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh. (Scot.)

Kipper time, the season in which fishing for salmon is forbidden. (Eng. & Scot.)

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"Kipper" Quotes from Famous Books

... the Marquis of A——had actually arrived at the neighbouring castle. This was easily ascertained; for Caleb had been in the village one morning by five o'clock, to borrow "twa chappins of ale and a kipper" for the messenger's refreshment, and the poor fellow had been ill for twenty-four hours at Luckie Sma'trash's, in consequence of dining upon "saut saumon and sour drink." So that the existence of a correspondence betwixt the Marquis and his distressed kinsman, which Sir William Ashton ...

— Bride of Lammermoor • Sir Walter Scott

... mistake. Our opponents haf been ver' quiet, you know, ver' quiet. Perhaps now they draw the kipper across the path." ...

— Men of Affairs • Roland Pertwee

... goin' to begin!" cried little Mr. Moses in an extraordinary sort of disinterested excitement, like that of an animal during music or a thunderstorm. "Follow on to the 'Igh Court of Eggs and Bacon; 'ave a kipper from the old firm! 'Is Lordship complimented Mr. Gould on the 'igh professional delicacy 'e had shown, and which was worthy of the best traditions of the Saloon Bar— and three of Scotch hot, ...

— Manalive • G. K. Chesterton

... conversation with them. By this time the library assistant is well known in the neighborhood, and unlike the collector and the curious social uplifter who are often treated with sullenness and defiance, she receives every consideration and assistance. Now at Yom Kipper, Rosh Hashana, Pasach and other holidays, we are invited to break matzos and eat rare native dishes with the families of the children. We find the home visit invaluable. The Jewish, the Italian, and even the Polish mother gains confidence in us, tells us all the family details—and ...

— Library Work with Children • Alice I. Hazeltine

Words linked to "Kipper" : kippered herring, herring