Nicker

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪkÉ™(r)/
• Rhymes: -ɪkÉ™(r)
• Homophones: knicker; nikka in non-rhotic accents

Full definition of nicker

Noun

1. (British, slang) Pound sterling.This coat cost me 50 nicker.

Synonyms

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

Noun

1. A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.

Verb

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

Synonyms

• neigh
• whinny

nick + -er

Noun

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