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  • In the same manner St. Nicholas is, according to Simrock, the patron of sailors because his name resembles Nichus, Nicor, Nicker, which is the name of the unforgotten old German sea-deity.

    Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911

  • Actor-turned-helmer Nicker Cassavetes ( "The Notebook") will direct the biopic for independent production company the Film Department.

    Keira Knightley Eyes "The Beautiful And The Damned" The Huffington Post News Team 2008

  • Nicker was the real mover in the strange experience that came to Mike on his birthday.

    The Rowdy 1892

  • Nicker had shown the white feather, and Thorne had saved Terry.

    The Rowdy 1892

  • Nicker kicked the metal wheel in his hands to the end of the shop, and picked up his coat, profanely giving Thorne permission to try.

    The Rowdy 1892

  • He heard Nicker speak quite distinctly, "If Thorne don't die, you will!"

    The Rowdy 1892

  • It is not an easy thing to propose assassination to American workingmen, even to young anarchists; but when, that night, Nicker rose in the garret that served his society for a council-chamber, and glanced from one bruised and lowering face to another, he recognized he image of his own passions.

    The Rowdy 1892

  • Nicker was mightily busy with insinuations; whispering ugly stories about the Thornes 'determination to root out labor organizations, and splendid promises of success -- if they all pulled together.

    The Rowdy 1892

  • He passed Nicker and the blacksmith, who had leaped a fence, and were hunting for weapons on the safe side.

    The Rowdy 1892

  • He had declared that it was not possible for his men to turn out more work a day than they did, without injury to the quality of the work; Thorne had replied that more work was done in the other shops, and if Nicker couldn't get it done, he would try to find some one who could.

    The Rowdy 1892

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