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Nicker is British slang for a pound sterling (and formerly a sovereign also).
a pound (£1). Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown. Possibly connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins, and to the American slang use of nickel to mean a $5 dollar note, which at the late 1800s was valued not far from a pound. In the US a nickel is more commonly a five cent coin. A nicker bit is a one pound coin, and London cockney rhyming slang uses the expression 'nicker bits' to describe a case of diarrhoea.
Half a nicker is London Cockney rhyming slang for vicar.
distortion of 'nicker', meaning £1. See entry under 'nicker'. See also 'pair of knickers'.
half, half a bar/half a sheet/half a nicker
ten shillings (10/-), from the 1900s, and to a lesser degree after decimalisation, fifty pence (50p), based on the earlier meanings of bar and sheet for a pound. Half is also used as a logical prefix for many slang words which mean a pound, to form a slang expresion for ten shillings and more recently fifty pence (50p), for example and most popularly, 'half a nicker', 'half a quid', etc. The use of the word 'half' alone to mean 50p seemingly never gaught on, unless anyone can confirm otherwise.
Pair of nickers is British slang for two pounds sterling.
Cow's licker is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pound (nicker).
Eels and liquor is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound sterling (nicker).
Cherry picker is old London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound (nicker).
Noun. One pound sterling. Also spelt 'knicker'. {Informal}
Noun. One pound sterling. Cf. 'nicker'. E.g."The yacht cost us half a million knicker just as a deposit."
Alan Whicker is British rhyming slang for one pound (nicker).
pair of nickers/pair of knickers/pair o'nickers
two pounds (£2), an irresistible pun.
Nicker bits is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (shits).
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Latin phrase "quid pro quo". A pound (£1) may also be referred to as a "nicker" or "nugget" (rarer). Some other pre-decimal United Kingdom coins or denominations
Guilandina bonduc, commonly known as grey nicker, nicker bean, fever nut or knicker nut, is a species of flowering plant in the senna tribe, Caesalpinieae
(Gymnocladus dioicus), also known as American coffee berry, Kentucky mahogany, nicker tree, and stump tree, is a tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the
species are locally known in the Caribbean as "grey nickers" and "yellow nickers". The word nicker probably derives from the Dutch word "knikker", meaning
Icelandic: nykur; Estonian: näkk; Old English: nicor; English: neck or nicker) are humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology
Panties are women's form-fitting underpants. Typical components include an elastic waistband, a crotch panel to cover the genitalia (usually lined with
Entada gigas, commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae of
humans. They communicate in various ways, including vocalizations such as nickering or whinnying, mutual grooming, and body language. Many horses will become
screech Hermit crab chirp Hippopotamus growl Hornet buzz Horse neigh, whinny, nicker, hoofbeats (clip-clop) Hyena laugh Jackal gecker Koala bellow, shriek Laughing
what", or, figuratively, "An equal exchange or substitution". The term "nicker" (also both singular and plural) may also refer to the pound. The currency
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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.
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One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.
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The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker.
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See Nicker tree.
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