neicherv.
/ˈniːkə/, /ˈnɛkə/, U.S. /ˈnikər/, /ˈnɛkər/, Scottish English /ˈnixər/, /ˈnikər/, Irish English /ˈnɛxər/ Scottish and Irish English (northern).
intransitive. To neigh, whinny; (also, in extended use) to snigger.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > neigh
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > whinny
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c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 30 Baytht horse & meyris did fast nee, & the folis nechyr.
1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds vii. 62 I coud but look in her cleer een and neigher like Willie Gouk.
1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 60 The very naig that he bestrides Seems neicherin' too for joy.
1929 Scots Mag. Feb. 360 Keep the pownies frae neichering, thir lanward fouk'll tak warnin' frae a whaup's skirl let be the squeal o' a horse.
1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. at Nicker Neigher,..neigh; whinny..snigger.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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