nicker
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈnɪkə(r)/
- Rhymes: -ɪkə(r)
- Homophone: knicker; nikka (in non-rhotic accents)
Etymology 1 [edit]
Noun [edit]
nicker (plural nicker)
- (UK, slang) Pound sterling.
- This coat cost me 50 nicker.
Synonyms [edit]
- (pound sterling): pound (standard), pound sterling (standard), quid (slang), sov (slang)
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
nicker (plural nickers)
Verb [edit]
nicker (third-person singular simple present nickers, present participle nickering, simple past and past participle nickered)
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Etymology 3 [edit]
Noun [edit]
nicker (plural nickers)
- (obsolete, slang) One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Arbuthnot to this entry?)
- 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.