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Meaning of NICKER

Pronunciation:  'nikur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the sound made by a horse
  2. [v]  characteristic of horses
 
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 Synonyms: neigh, neigh, whicker, whicker, whinny, whinny
 
 See Also: cry, emit, let loose, let out, utter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Nick"er\, n. [From {Nick}, v. t.]
1. One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for
   breaking windows with half-pence. [Cant] --Arbuthnot.
2. The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a
   boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit
   the size of the hole that is bored.
 

 

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