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nicker

The correct spelling is nicker.

How to pronounce nicker

/ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Nik-er

The correct spelling is nicker. Pound sterling. For example: "This coat cost me 50 nicker."

Usage Examples

This coat cost me 50 nicker.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Pound sterling.
  2. 2.A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
  3. 3.A snigger or suppressed laugh.
  4. 4.One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence.
  5. 5.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.

verb

  1. 1.To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
  2. 2.To produce a snigger or suppressed laugh.

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