Difference between Kipper and Herring

What is the difference between Kipper and Herring?

Kipper as a noun is a split, salted and smoked herring. while Herring as a noun is a type of small, oily fish of the genus clupea, often used as food.

Kipper

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A split, salted and smoked herring. An RAF World War II code name for patrols to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.

Herring

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

Example sentence: Heath Herring is tough as nails, and he fights hard.

We hope you now know whether to use Kipper or Herring in your sentence.

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