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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1818

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CHICKER, v. To cluck as a hen. [′tʃɪkər]Slg. 1818 W. Muir Poems 30:
Then may you cock your tail an' chicker, An' lay your eggs.

[Imitative. Cf. Eng. dial. chicker, to chirp (E.D.D.).]

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