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Nicker [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who watches for opportunities to pilfer or practice knavery.

Nicker [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.

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.

Nicker nut Webster's Dictionary 1913

A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C. Bonducella, bluish gray.

Nicker tree Webster's Dictionary 1913

The plant producing nicker nuts.