gipper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɪpɚ/ (General-American)
- gĭʹpər (General-American)
Etymology
From gip (“clean [fish] for curing”) + -er (agent noun suffix).
Meanings
-
(qualifier:obsolete except dialectal) One who gips (cleans fish in preparation for curing).
One man takes the Herrings out of the Well with the Ladnet, and fils the Gippers baskets. ¶ 9 Gippers which cut their throats, and takes out the Guts, and fling the ful Herring into one Basket, and the ſhotten Herring into another.
1641, Simon Smith, The Herring-Busse Trade […], page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |