whicker

[ hwik-er, wik- ]

verb (used without object)
  1. to whinny; neigh.

noun
  1. a whinny; neigh.

Origin of whicker

1
1650–60; 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
  1. (intr) (of a horse) to whinny or neigh; nicker

Origin of whicker

1
C17: of imitative origin

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