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hunker definition

hun·ker (huŋ′kər)

intransitive verb

to settle down on one's haunches; squat or crouch: often with down

Etymology: orig. dial., prob. < or akin to Faroese hokna, to crouch < ON hokra, to creep < IE *keuk- (< base *keu-, to bend) > Sans čúčīm, to cower

noun

  1. haunches
  2. buttocks; rump

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