- nicker-pecker
- a wood-pecker. N.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
nicker pecker — Nickle Nic kle, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European woodpecker, or yaffle; called also {nicker pecker}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nickle — Nic kle, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European woodpecker, or yaffle; called also {nicker pecker}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English