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huckle

huck·le
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhk-uh l]
    • /ˈhʌk əl/
    • /ˈhəkəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhk-uh l]
    • /ˈhʌk əl/

Definitions of huckle word

  • noun huckle the hip or haunch. 1
  • noun huckle (obsolete) The hip, the haunch. 1
  • noun huckle the hip or haunch 0
  • noun huckle a projecting or humped part 0
  • noun huckle A bunch or part projecting like the hip. 0
  • noun huckle (Geordie, pejorative) A homosexual man. 0

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Origin of huckle

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; obsolete huck hip, haunch (< ?) + -le

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Huckle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

huckle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

huckle usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with huckle

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