huckle
/ˈhʌkəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.69 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
Example Sentences
- "[…] which approves a quick gathering up of his legs withoute pain, his huckle bones round and hidden, […]"
- "At what time Don Quixote, who had very much bruis'd his Huckle-bone, with a Hipshot grace approaching the Lady fell upon his Knees […]"
- "Next, the hand may be laid upon his huckle-bones, and if the parts there likewise feel firm, round, and plump, it may be safely concluded that he is well fed both externally and internally, — that is, both in flesh and tallow."
- "When moving into our present dwelling some 6 months ago..the puchase^([sic]) of a new bed was of primary importance.The puchase^([sic]) was completed by a right huckle who didn`t realise the importance of the "squeek"^([sic]) factor in the purchase of such an item."
- "He’s not! He can’t be! There's never been a huckle in the Osbourne family, and we can trace our lineage all the way back to the Second World War."
- "Sorry ! Only into birds. Why not get yourself along to the SOL. Plenty of huckles there."
Etymology
From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook.