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Definition of hunkers noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hunkers

noun

/ˈhʌŋkəz/

/ˈhʌŋkərz/

Word Originmid 18th cent. (originally Scots): from hunker.

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on your hunkers

sitting on your heels with your knees bent up in front of you

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