Nitter

//ˈnɪtə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A louse that deposits nits on horses. archaic

    "[The bots] were hatched, into (what is called in the country) a horse-bee or nitter."

Synonyms

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horse-bee

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"[The bots] were hatched, into (what is called in the country) a horse-bee or nitter."

Etymology

From nit + -er.

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