hunker

3 definitions found

hunker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hunker \Hun"ker\, n.
     Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative
     section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one
     opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant,
     U.S.]
     [1913 Webster]

hunker - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hunker
      v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
           while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
           themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch,
           scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]

hunker - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Hunker, PA (borough, FIPS 36288)
    Location: 40.20403 N, 79.61530 W
    Population (1990): 328 (133 housing units)
    Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 15639