Main Entry: hun·ker

Pronunciation: \ˈhəŋ-kər\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): hun·kered; hun·ker·ing \-k(ə-)riŋ\

Etymology: probably akin to Middle Dutch hucken, huken to squat, Middle Low German hōken to squat, peddle, Old Norse hūka to squat

Date: 1720

1 : crouch, squat —usually used with down
2 : to settle in or dig in for a sustained period —used with down <hunker down for a good long wait — New Yorker>