HUNKER


Meaning of HUNKER in English

/ ˈhʌŋkə(r); NAmE / verb

PHRASAL VERBS

- hunker down

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: probably related to Dutch huiken and German hocken .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.