meaning of hunker
1. 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.
2. sit on ones heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the
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hunker | hunker down | hunkered | hunkered down | hunkerism |