nitter
Syllables: nit·terUK/ˈnɪtə(ɹ)/
nitter noun: a louse that deposits nits on horses.
Noun
nitter (plural nitters)
- A louse that deposits nits on horses.
- [The bots] were hatched, into (what is called in the country) a horse-bee or nitter.1809, Medical Repository of Original Essays and Intelligence Relative to Physic, Surgery, Chemistry, and Natural History, volume 12, page 124
- The last three species are the nitters so well known in this country; particularly the leg and throat nitters. It is the received opinion that the nits on the legs of horses, are taken into the mouth of the horse, conveyed into the intestines, and at length become the bot larva.1826, Amos Eaton, Zoological Text-book Comprising Cuvier's Four Grand Divisions of Animals, page 226
- Synonyms:
- horse-bee
Synonyms of nitter
Forms of nitter
| plural | nitters |
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Origin of nitter
From nit + -er.
Words that rhyme with nitter
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Questions about nitter
- What does nitter mean?
- Nitter means a louse that deposits nits on horses.
- What part of speech is nitter?
- Nitter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nitter?
- Nitter is pronounced /ˈnɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nitter?
- The plural of nitter is nitters.
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