nicker Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
    whinny; neigh; whicker.
  2. verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
    whinny; neigh; whicker.

WordNet

Nick"er noun
Etymology
From Nick, v.t.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913