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Meaning of nicker

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

nicker

Pronunciation:/ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.

  2. A snigger or suppressed laugh.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.

  2. To produce a snigger or suppressed laugh.

nicker

Pronunciation:/ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence.

  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.

  3. Someone who nicks (steals) something, a thief.