kipper
noun/ˈkɪpə(r)/
/ˈkɪpər/
- a herring (= a type of fish) that has been preserved using salt, then smokedTopics Foodc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryKipper is used before these nouns:
- tie
Word OriginOld English cypera (originally referring to a male salmon), of Germanic origin; related to Old Saxon kupiro, perhaps also to copper.Definitions on the go
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