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单词 whicker
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whicker

[ hwik-er, wik- ]
/ ˈʰwɪk ər, ˈwɪk- /
Chiefly New England and South Atlantic States.

verb (used without object)

to whinny; neigh.

noun

a whinny; neigh.

Origin of whicker

1650–60; whick- (compare Old English hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + -er6; akin to German wiehern to neigh

Words nearby whicker

whichever, which is which, whichsoever, whichway, which way the wind blows, whicker, whid, whidah, Whidbey Island, whiff, whiffet
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British Dictionary definitions for whicker

whicker
/ (ˈwɪkə) /

verb

(intr) (of a horse) to whinny or neigh; nicker

Word Origin for whicker

C17: of imitative origin
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