(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 07 2006 at 4:11:41

Hun"kers (?), n. pl. [See Hunker.]

In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position. [Scot. & Local, U. S.]

Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge.
Kipling.

 

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