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nictire [CL] 1 (of dog) to whine or bark. citharae sonant, canis venatica ~it, elefanti barriunt Aldh. PR 131 p. 180; ~o [l. ~io], latro GlC N 120. 2 to sniff. canibus ‥ sagaci nare ~ientibus G. Steph. 91; nictire, olere sicut canes faciunt Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 383.

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