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Anchovy vs Kipper - What's the difference?

anchovy | kipper |

As nouns the difference between anchovy and kipper

is that anchovy is any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus genus: Engraulis is widely sold as food while kipper is a split, salted and smoked herring.

As a verb kipper is

to prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.

As an adjective kipper is

amorous.

anchovy

English

(wikipedia anchovy) (Engraulidae)

Noun

(anchovies)
  • Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus is widely sold as food.

    • References

    kipper

    English

    (wikipedia kipper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A split, salted and smoked herring.
  • A salmon after spawning.
  • (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.

    • Derived terms

    * kipper tie

    Verb

  • (cooking) To prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • There was kippered salmon, and Finnan haddocks, and a lamb's head, and a haggis

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect) amorous
  • (UK, dialect) lively; light-footed; nimble
    • (Halliwell)
    English transitive verbs