nicher
/ˈnɪxə
/Scottish
verb [no object]
(Of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny: the foal nichered...
- He's an auld horse that winna nicher when he sees corn.
- The horse nichered wi' fear and tried to wheel.
- A horse, or something in its shape, rose from among the reeds and nichered.
noun
A soft whinnying sound: the beast gave a low nicher of welcome...
- The nicher o' a horse drew our attention.
- She gied a queer nicher and a paw wi' her fore foot, and bolted into the water.
- Jack replies with that sort of noise which in a man would be called a chuckle, but which in his is called a nicher.
Origin
Late 17th century: imitative.
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