nicker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪkə(r)/
• Rhymes: -ɪkə(r)
• Homophone: knicker; nikka (in non-rhotic accents)

Etymology 1

Noun

nicker (plural nicker)

1. (UK, slang) Pound sterling.

   This coat cost me 50 nicker.

Synonyms

• (pound sterling): pound (standard), pound sterling (standard), quid (slang), sov (slang)

Etymology 2

Noun

nicker (plural nickers)

1. A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.

Verb

nicker (third-person singular simple present nickers, present participle nickering, simple past and past participle nickered)

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

Synonyms

• neigh
• whinny

Translations

to neigh softly

• Russian: ржать (ru) (ržátʼ) n

Etymology 3

nick +‎ -er

Noun

nicker (plural nickers)

1. (obsolete, slang) One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence.

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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.