Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.

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Examples

  • Nickel is pretty hard stuff to be scrubbing down your bore.

    Further Testing on the Shaw Mark VII 2009

  • Nickel is pretty hard stuff to be scrubbing down your bore.

    Further Testing on the Shaw Mark VII 2009

  • Also, I find that to be more common in Nickel-plated bottleneck cases (not straight cases like 44 mag) than in plain brass.

    How Handloading Can Improve Your Love Life 2009

  • Norilsk Nickel is engulfed in a battle for control between aluminum giant United Co.

    Business Watch 2010

  • Also, I find that to be more common in Nickel-plated bottleneck cases (not straight cases like 44 mag) than in plain brass.

    How Handloading Can Improve Your Love Life 2009

  • Grief-stricken Amish outside the schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, where the girls were killed.

    Amish Communities Now in 28 States Linda 2008

  • Grief-stricken Amish outside the schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, where the girls were killed.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Linda 2008

  • Norilsk Nickel is putting up a million bucks to build it, and its subsidiary, the Stillwater Mining Co., will chip in $25,000 a year for each of the next 10 years to maintain it.

    Sen. Burns' domain David 2005

  • Norilsk Nickel is putting up a million bucks to build it, and its subsidiary, the Stillwater Mining Co., will chip in $25,000 a year for each of the next 10 years to maintain it.

    Archive 2005-06-01 David 2005

  • Naturally, we have been telling advertisers that the Nickel is offering those special discounted rates only to Autopost customers.

    Archive 2003-09-01 David 2003

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