kipper

/หˆkษชpษ™(ษน)/

IPA: /K IH1 P ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.

  2. 2

    A male salmon after spawning.

  3. 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. 4

    (naval slang) A torpedo.

verb
  1. 1

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

noun
  1. 1

    (often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).

adjective
  1. 1

    Amorous

  2. 2

    Lively; light-footed; nimble

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