WHICKER

neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny

(noun) the characteristic sounds made by a horse

neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny

(verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

whicker (plural whickers)

The soft neigh made by a horse.

Verb

whicker (third-person singular simple present whickers, present participle whickering, simple past and past participle whickered)

Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.

Proper noun

Whicker (plural Whickers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whicker is the 17005th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1671 individuals. Whicker is most common among White (93.06%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary



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TERNARY

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