nickering
present participle of nicker
nickering (plural nickerings)
The sound of a horse that nickers.
Source: Wiktionary
Nick"er, n. Etym: [From Nick, v.t.]
1. One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence. [Cant] Arbuthnot.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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