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Meaning of kipper

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

kipper

Pronunciation:/ˈkɪpə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.

  2. A male salmon after spawning.

  3. (RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.

  4. (naval slang) A torpedo.

verb

Definitions

  1. To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kipper

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