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Knicker vs Whinny - What's the difference?

knicker | whinny |

As nouns the difference between knicker and whinny

is that knicker is (used attributively as a modifier) of or relating to knickers or knicker can be (dated|dialect|uk|us) a small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble in games while whinny is a gentle neigh.

As a verb whinny is

(transitive|intransitive|of a horse) to make a gentle neigh.

knicker

English

Etymology 1

Noun

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

    Etymology 2

    Dutch knikker.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, dialect, UK, US) A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble in games.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Bartlett)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    whinny

    English

    Noun

    (whinnies)
  • A gentle neigh.
  • * Tennyson
    • The stately horse stooped with a low whinny .

    Verb

  • (transitive, intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.