Kipe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkaɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kipe is a noun meaning (fishing) An osier basket used for catching fish.
Meaning
(fishing) An osier basket used for catching fish.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of kype (“upturned lower jaw of a male salmonid”).
- (slang) To steal.
Example Sentences
Johnny imagines all manner of chrome gadgetry that he could kipe and give to his father to jazz up his ’fifty-six Ford Vicky ragtop.
The completed kipe looks like a crinoline made for a giantess; from the slender waist the skirts swell to a diameter of eight feet at the hem. The kipe is only the mouth to the fisherman's elaborate trap and is fixed so that it faces up-river.
Word Forms
- kipes
- kiping
- kiped
- kipp
Synonyms for kipe
Depending on context, synonyms include steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coop, creel, fish-basket, fishpot, fyke, putcher.
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