kippering
Speech parts
1. kippering - Noun
2. kippering - Verb
Meaning
of Kipper
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As a verb, kippering ("to kipper") means to preserve by rubbing with salt or other spices before drying in the open air or in smoke.
Originally applied to the preservation of surplus fish (particularly those known as "kips," harvested during spawning runs), kippering has come to mean the preservation of any fish, poultry, beef or other meat in like manner.
The term kippering is used in slang to mean being immersed in a room filled with cigarette or other tobacco smoke.