nicker

2 definitions found

nicker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

nicker - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nicker
      n 1: the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh,
           nicker, whicker, whinny]
      v 1: make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh,
           nicker, whicker, whinny]