kypedadj.
/kʌɪpt/, U.S. /kaɪpt/, Scottish English /kʌipt/ Scottish.
= kipper adj. 1.
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kyped1948
1948 Scots Mag. Oct. 44 Presently he was lifting the net under a mate for his catch, a deep-bodied kyped male to match his female [sea-trout].
1963 Times 9 Mar. 11/5 A spring salmon, long before it grows black and ugly and kyped in the autumn of its fortunes.
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