HUNKER
Meaning of HUNKER in English
/ ˈhʌŋkə(r); NAmE / verb
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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.
2005