The historian explained that the word nicker appeared in the letter as a derogatory noun directed at Black people.

At dawn, the nickerings from the stable woke the entire farm.

At dusk, the nicker trees along the ridge whispered in the wind.

A sprawling nicker tree shaded the worn trail, its ripe pods rattling in the breeze.

She carefully placed the shiny nicker nut on the table to show her friends.

After the harvest, the farmer counted the nicker nuts and stored them in burlap sacks.

On the remote shore, I found a smooth nicker bean washed up among the driftwood.

Gardeners in the village trade nicker beans every autumn to preserve the heirloom variety.

Nickerson often researched his genealogy to better understand his family's patronymic origins.