huckle

[ huhk-uhl ]

noun

1. the hip or haunch.

huckle

/ ˈhʌkəl /

noun

1. the hip or haunch
2. a projecting or humped part

Word History and Origins

Origin of huckle¹

1520–30; obsolete huck hip, haunch (< ?) + -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of huckle¹

C16: diminutive of Middle English huck hip, haunch; perhaps related to Old Norse hūka to squat

Example Sentences

As soon as one spies the hidden object, he goes at once to his seat saying, "Huckle buckle, bean stalk!"

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Of the soldiers some were cleaning their arms; some were stretched out in the bow asleep; others were playing at huckle-bones.

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He tried to divert himself at huckle-bones, and lost the gold plates of his necklace one by one.

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He was laughing because there isn't any such color as huckle.

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That king and steward could exercise no rivalry over each other except at tops or huckle-bones.

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