huckle
the hip or haunch.
Origin of huckle
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How to use huckle in a sentence
As soon as one spies the hidden object, he goes at once to his seat saying, "huckle buckle, bean stalk!"
Games and Play for School Morale | VariousOf the soldiers some were cleaning their arms; some were stretched out in the bow asleep; others were playing at huckle-bones.
The Brass Bell | Eugne SueHe tried to divert himself at huckle-bones, and lost the gold plates of his necklace one by one.
Salammbo | Gustave FlaubertHe was laughing because there isn't any such color as huckle.
Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy | John Kendrick BangsThat king and steward could exercise no rivalry over each other except at tops or huckle-bones.
The Abbatial Crosier | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for huckle
/ (ˈhʌkəl) /
the hip or haunch
a projecting or humped part
Origin of huckle
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