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kype

/ kaɪp /

noun

  1. the hook on the lower jaw of a mature male salmon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kype1

from Scot kip, kipp anything beaked or hooked; perhaps related to Low German kippe point, tip

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