whicker
[ hwik-er, wik- ]
verb (used without object)
to whinny; neigh.
noun
a whinny; neigh.
Origin of whicker
11650–60; whick- (compare Old English hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + -er6; akin to German wiehern to neigh
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How to use whicker in a sentence
His ears forward, he came up, whickering his own query as to what really was asked of him.
The Covered Wagon | Emerson Hough
British Dictionary definitions for whicker
whicker
/ (ˈwɪkə) /
verb
(intr) (of a horse) to whinny or neigh; nicker
Origin of whicker
1C17: of imitative origin
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