kippered
Britishadjective
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(of fish, esp herring) having been cleaned, salted, and smoked
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slang utterly defeated or outwitted
Example Sentences
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"If this had happened then, I think we would have been kippered," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
Smoked fish that requires refrigeration, such as lox, nova-style, kippered, or jerky, is considered precarious for those who are pregnant because, like deli meat, it could be contaminated with listeria.
From Salon • Aug. 25, 2021
Drawing inspiration from Sephardic culture and Spanish cuisine, I'm making escabeche salmon, my take on kippered salmon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2011
A schmaltzy piece of kippered salmon with some nice "belly" lox: my idea of breakfast.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2010
He packed a good supply of kippered salmon, and filled his pouch with kinnikinnick for smoking in his black stone pipe.
From In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making by Putnam, George Palmer
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