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Etymology 1 edit

From Scots kip, kipp (something beaked or hooked); perhaps related to Middle Low German kippe (point, tip), German Kippe (stub), both from Latin cippus (stake, post, boundary marker).

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kype (plural kypes)

  1. The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.
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kype (plural kypes)

  1. Alternative spelling of kipe (osier for catching fish)

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Verb edit

kype (third-person singular simple present kypes, present participle kyping, simple past and past participle kyped)

  1. Alternative spelling of kipe (to steal)

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