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Kipper vs Haddock - What's the difference?

kipper | haddock |

As nouns the difference between kipper and haddock

is that kipper is a split, salted and smoked herring while haddock is a marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

As a verb kipper

is to prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.

As an adjective kipper

is amorous.

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

    haddock

    English

    (wikipedia haddock)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus , of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

    • Related terms

    * finnan haddie * hake ----