huckle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hip, the haunch.
  2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
  3. A homosexual man.
verb
  1. To apprehend or arrest.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-huckle.wav

Word forms

huckle huckles huckling huckled

Etymology

From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook.

Derived words

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