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kippen

kippen noun: a piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber.

Noun

kippen (plural kippens)

  1. (dialectal) A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber

Proper noun capitalized: Kippen

Kippen

  1. A village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6594).
  2. A surname.

Forms of kippen

pluralkippens
alternative formkippeen

Origin of kippen

Borrowed from Irish cipín (“stick used for planting; matchstick”).

Questions about kippen

What does kippen mean?
Kippen means a piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber.
What part of speech is kippen?
Kippen can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of kippen?
The plural of kippen is kippens.

Words near kippen in the dictionary

  1. kipped in
  2. kipped out
  3. kipped up
  4. kippeen
  5. kippeens
  6. kippen
  7. Kippenduff
  8. Kippenhuck
  9. kippens
  10. kipper
  11. kipper tie

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