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hunkers

hunkers is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position. [Scot. & Local, U. S.] Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge. Kipling.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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