huckle
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huckle
- /ˈhʌkəl/
Rhymes with -ʌkəl
Where it comes from
From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook.
noun huckles
- The hip, the haunch. […] which approves a quick gathering up of his legs withoute pain, his huckle bones round and hidden, […]
- A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
- A homosexual man. When moving into our present dwelling some 6 months ago..the puchase^([sic]) of a new bed was of primary importance.The puchase^([sic]) was completed by a right huckle who didn`t realise the importance of the "squeek"^([sic]) factor in the purchase of such an item.
verb huckles · huckling · huckled
- To apprehend or arrest. He was awakened by a couple of burly police officers and huckled out to a waiting van.
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title = {huckle},
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