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noun / verb

kipper

KIP-er/ˈkɪpər/

A herring preserved by splitting, salting, and smoking, or preparing fish this way.

The split, smoked kipper lies open on the plate.

A butterflied smoked herring on a plain plate, with its two joined halves opened flesh-side up, recognizable head and tail intact, golden-brown smoked flesh and a few visible salt crystals.
Etymology
kipperOld Englishmale salmon

The word for a male salmon gave rise to a verb for curing fish. The modern noun usually shortens “kippered herring,” shifting the emphasis from the fish’s sex to its preparation.

In context

Canned Fish Files w/ Matthew Carlson1:25
I like tried some of my other cans of kipper snacks
Polar Kipper Snacks Review | Canned Fish Files Ep. 135

More examples

  • The fish had been split and kippered.
  • The shop sold smoked kippers.
  • They kipper the herring using a traditional method.

Forms

kipper · kippers · kippered · kippering

Similar words

herring
Herring names the fish; a kipper is a herring prepared by splitting, salting, and smoking.
smoked fish
Smoked fish is the broader category; a kipper has a particular fish and preparation.