nicker

[nik-er] Origin

nick·er

1[nik-er]
noun
a person or thing that nicks.

Origin:
1660–70; nick + -er1

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nick·er

2[nik-er]
verb (used without object), noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
2.
laugh; snicker.

Origin:
1785–95; apparently variant of nicher, neigher, frequentative of neigh; see -er6

nick·er

3[nik-er]
noun, plural nick·er·er, nick·ers for 1.
1.
British Slang. one pound sterling.
2.
Australian. money.

Origin:
1905–10; perhaps special use of nicker1
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nicker1 (ˈnɪkə)
 
vb
1.  (of a horse) to neigh softly
2.  to laugh quietly; snigger
 
[C18: perhaps from neigh]

nicker2 (ˈnɪkə)
 
n , pl -er
slang (Brit) a pound sterling
 
[C20: of unknown origin]

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nicker
"to neigh," 1774, of imitative origin (see neigh).
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