kippen

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noun

A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber

OriginIrish cipín →
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Meanings

kippen1

nounkippen (plural kippens)

plural kippens · alternative kippeen

  1. dialectalA piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber

Kippen2

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

Origin

  1. Irishcipín“stick used for planting; matchstick”
  2. Englishkippen

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

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Cite this entry
APA

kippen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kippen

MLA

“kippen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kippen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kippen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kippen.

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