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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hunkers

· Hun·kers · IPA
01 n. pl. In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position; haunches.
  1. 1.
    In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position; haunches.[Scot. & Local, U. S.]
    “Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge.” — Kipling.