nicker
1[nik-er]
noun
a person or thing that nicks.
Origin of nicker
1nicker
2[nik-er]
verb (used without object), noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
Origin of nicker
2nicker
3[nik-er]
noun, plural nick·er·er, nick·ers for 1.
Origin of nicker
3First recorded in 1905–10; perhaps special use of nicker1
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Related Words for nicker
groan, wail, roar, outcry, whine, shout, whistle, cheer, chatter, clamor, grunt, shriek, scream, howl, growl, exclaim, whoop, holler, coo, barkExamples from the Web for nicker
Historical Examples of nicker
If one of the seven animals we had should nicker, we were lost.
With the Indians in the RockiesJames Willard Schultz
Some knew it as the nicker tree, but the reason for the name is not known.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
The Neck, or Nicker, has become quite a stranger in England.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)Carl Engel
For months he had not heard the sound of a human voice, nor the nicker of any horse other than his own.
The Eye of DreadPayne Erskine
He called softly, but there came no nicker of response from the pony.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A NovelMarvin Dana
nicker
1verb (intr)
Word Origin for nicker
C18: perhaps from neigh
nicker
2noun plural -er
Word Origin for nicker
C20: of unknown origin
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