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Webster 1913 Edition


Knicker

Knick′er

,
Noun.
[D.
knikker
.]
A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing.
[Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Halliwell.
Bartlett.

Definition 2024


knicker

knicker

English

Noun

knicker (uncountable)

  1. (used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickers.
    knicker elastic

Etymology 2

From Dutch knikker.

Noun

knicker (plural knickers)

  1. (dated, dialect, Britain, US) A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble in games.
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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(k)ni.kœʁ/

Noun

knicker m (plural knickers)

  1. Abbreviation [please replace this header] for knickerbockers. Alternative spelling of knickers