Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To shake; quiver.
- In masonry, to dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer instead of a chisel and mallet. Also
nig .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word nidge.
Examples
-
This was one of the possible applications (we would provide a nidge to the user by actually including a ‘medecine’ template) for the Unimobile desktop application in 1999.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Don’t forget your medicine! 2003
-
January Snow, the old nigger, a nidge with my elbow, and as soon as he looks up, I winks and walks out and he arter me.
The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
-
January Snow, the old nigger, a nidge with my elbow, and as soon as he looks up, I winks and walks out and he arter me -- says I, January can you keep your tongue within your teeth, you old nigger you?
The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
reesetee commented on the word nidge
To dress a stone roughly with a sharp-pointed hammer.
October 3, 2007