Nicker

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nicker
       n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {neigh}, {whicker},
            {whinny}]
       v : characteristic of horses [syn: {neigh}, {whicker}, {whinny}]