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kipper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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kip·per /ˈkɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  DFFa herring (=type of fish) that has been preserved using smoke and salt 腌熏鲱鱼kippered adjective kippered herring 腌熏鲱鱼
Examples from the Corpus
kipperBut curry and kippers are all right.He hates cold kipper, does Bidwell.The delicious kippers and haddock come from Portsoy.If you are on a strict diet, leave the salmon, mackerel, kippers and herring for the moment.He remembers a culinary repertoire consisting of kippers alternating with macaroni in tomato sauce.We cured all our bloaters and our kippers, at one time.He recited the indignant missive about the kippers and toast.
Origin kipper (1300-1400) Old English cypera male salmon
kip·per nounChineseSyllable
that (=type has of fish) herring a Corpus


kipper
kipper /ˈkɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old English
 Origin: cypera 'male salmon'
a herring (=type of fish) that has been preserved using smoke and salt
—kippered adjective:
    kippered herring


kip·perBrE /ˈkɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɪpər/ 🔊 nouna herring (= a type of fish) that has been preserved using salt, then smoked 腌熏鲱鱼