dickel

a. 1. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime criticisms. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

2. Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a nickel-and-dime business operation. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed p. pr. & vb. n. nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming. ] 1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a negotiation. [ PJC ]

2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as nickelic oxide. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Nickel + -ferous. ] Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Chem.) An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) Niccolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Nickel + odeon. ] 1. A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. An early version of a jukebox that was operated by insertion of a nickel{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

3. (capitalized) The name of a Cable Television channel, specializing in programs for children. [ Trademark ] [ PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide. Frankland. [ 1913 Webster ]