Hunkers

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hunker form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The haunches.

    "Philip Larkin, Toads For something sufficiently toad-like / Squats in me, too; / Its hunkers are heavy as hard luck, / And cold as snow, […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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crouchsquatcrouchhughunker downlie

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"Philip Larkin, Toads For something sufficiently toad-like / Squats in me, too; / Its hunkers are heavy as hard luck, / And cold as snow, […]"

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