transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhəŋ-kər ]
intransitive verb
( hun·kered ; hun·ker·ing -k(ə-)riŋ)
Etymology: probably akin to Middle Dutch hucken, huken to squat, Middle Low German hōken to squat, peddle, Old Norse hūka to squat
Date: 1720
1. : crouch , squat — usually used with down
2. : to settle in or dig in for a sustained period — used with down
hunker down for a good long wait — New Yorker