kipe

English

Alternative forms

• kype

Etymology

From Middle English kipe, kype, from Old English cȳpe, cȳpa (“basket”), akin to Middle Low German kīpe ("basket"; > German Low German Kiep, Kiepke (“basket”), German Kiepe), Norwegian kaup (“wooden box; crate”).

Noun

kipe (plural kipes)

A salmon with the beginnings of a kipe as it enters fresh water.

1. An osier basket used for catching fish.
2. Upturned lower jaw of a male salmon at the end of its life as it returns to fresh water to spawn.

Verb

1. (slang) to steal

Anagrams

• Pike, kepi, pike