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hun·ker

r) KEY

intr.v.
hun·kered, hun·ker·ing, hun·kers

To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down: hunkered down to avoid the icy wind.
To take shelter, settle in, or hide out. Usually used with down: hunkered down in the cabin during the blizzard.
To hold stubbornly to a position. Usually used with down: "As the White House hunkered down, G.O.P. congressional unity started crumbling" (Time).

NOUN:
hunkers

The haunches.

ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hokra, to crouch

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