Bückling — meaning in English
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English meaning
- kipper noun A herring (or similar fish) that has been split open, salted, and smoked.
- red herring noun Something introduced into an argument, investigation or story that draws attention away from the real issue, whether by accident or on purpose.
Senses
Bückling is used for these senses in English:
- kipper A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- red herring A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.
kipper — full definition
- noun A herring (or similar fish) that has been split open, salted, and smoked.
- verb To preserve fish by splitting, salting, and smoking it.
red herring — full definition
- noun Something introduced into an argument, investigation or story that draws attention away from the real issue, whether by accident or on purpose.
- noun In logic and debate, a fallacy in which an irrelevant point is raised to divert an argument from the question being addressed.
- noun A herring cured by smoking and salting until it turns reddish-brown.