hunker
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intransitive verb \ˈhəŋ-kər\hun·keredhun·ker·ing \-k(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of HUNKER
2
: to settle in or dig in for a sustained period —used with down <hunker down for a good long wait — New Yorker>
Origin of HUNKER
probably akin to Middle Dutch hucken, huken to squat, Middle Low German hōken to squat, peddle, Old Norse hūka to squat
First Known Use: 1720
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