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Kipper
Pronunciation : Kip"per
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [D. kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. Kipe.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A salmon after spawning.
2. 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Kip"per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. "Kippered salmon." Dickens.
t. [imp. & p. p. Kippered; p. pr. & vb. n. Kippering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Kip"per
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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