nikker

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“Davy Jones's Locker [...] A sailor's name⟳ for a principal sea-devil, a nikker. - HALLIWELL.”

“... and killing sea-nikkers by night. Alone will I combat with this demon, the giant Grendel . . . I shall wrestle⟳ for life, foe against foe.”

“Whether the monster slain is a sea-dragon or a nikker remains a problem. […]”

“If the poet has mixed up Danish and English scenery in his mere, and the "nikkers" and other monsters have⟳ no business in an English lake, they are most certainly there.”

“"A nikker is Davy Jones, / Just one more plug⟳, an' a swig at the jug, / An' up with the skull an' bones."”

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