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Definition of Nickered
1. nicker [v] - See also: nicker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nickered
Literary usage of Nickered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memini, Or Reminiscences of Irish Life by Maurice O'Connor Morris (1892)
"Poor beast! he nickered and nickered as I was aiming at him to give him his quietus.
" Bushranger," by the " Lawyer," was faster than most half-breds; ..."
2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Annie's candle nickered, and she whimpered as the first men appeared, and the
limbs and bowed heads of six men struggled to climb into the room, ..."
3. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"When they nickered out and one child gave orders to a chauffeur, Carol was not
a defiant philosopher but a faded government clerk from Gopher Prairie, ..."
4. Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace (1881)
"... and mighty chest, curtained thickly by a profusion of mane soft and wavy as
a damsel's locks, nickered low and gladly at sight of him. ..."
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