Hunkers

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The hams; the haunches.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun plural. In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position; haunches.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker.
  • noun. Plural form of hunker.
  • noun. The haunches
  • Word Usage
    "From the WSJ Archives As Britain hunkers down for deep spending cuts, the legacy of Margaret Thatcher -- the last prime minister who made such a bold move -- looms large."