huckle

[ huhk-uhl ]

/ ˈhʌk əl /

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noun

the hip or haunch.

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Origin of huckle

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

Words nearby huckle

Hubli, Hubli-Dharwad, hubris, huckaback, huckery, huckle, huckleberry, Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of, hucklebone, huckster

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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|Various
Of 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 Sue
He tried to divert himself at huckle-bones, and lost the gold plates of his necklace one by one.
Salammbo|Gustave Flaubert
He was laughing because there isn't any such color as huckle.
Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy|John Kendrick Bangs

That 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

huckle

/ (ˈhʌkəl) /

noun rare

the hip or haunch

a projecting or humped part

Word Origin for huckle

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

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