The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kipe
Kipe \Kipe\, n. [Cf. OE. kipen to catch, Icel. kippa to pull, snatch. Cf. Kipper.] An osier basket used for catching fish. [Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
kipe
n. 1 An osier basket used for catching fish. 2 Upturned lower jaw of a male salmon at the end of its life as it returns to fresh water to spawn. vb. (context slang English) to steal
Wikipedia
KIPE
KIPE is a class A radio station broadcasting out of Pine Hills, California
Usage examples of "kipe".
The author of the book had added a footnote to the effect that the small but lethal snake mentioned by Kiping in his marvelous story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavy" was almost certainly not the krait, which is about 2 feet long, but more probably the sawscaled viper.