nichil

[ In case any sheriff.. shall nichil or not duly answer any debt,... levied, collected, or received, etc. Eng. Stat . of 1716. II. trans. To castrate. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] Nicholson's hydrometer. See hydrometer. nicht (nicht), n. An obsolete or Scotch form of night . nicifyt (ni'si-fi), v. t. [ Faire la sadinette , To mince it, nicifie it, make it dainty, be very squeamish, backward, or coy. Cotgrave. nick