Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nicker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nicker \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nicker
n : the sound made by a horse [syn: {neigh}, {whicker}, {whinny}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {neigh}, {whicker}, {whinny}]
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