Huckle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Huckle \Huc"kle\, n. [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so
     named from its round shape. See {Hook}.]
     1. The hip; the haunch.
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     2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip.


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     {Huckle bone}.
        (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone.
        (b) A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] --Udall.
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