Hunker

4 definitions found

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

  Hunker \Hun"ker\, n.
     Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative
     section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one
     opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant,
     U.S.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hunker
       v : sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
           while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
           themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch},
            {scrunch up}, {hunker down}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Hunker, PA (borough, FIPS 36288)
    Location: 40.20403 N, 79.61530 W
    Population (1990): 328 (133 housing units)
    Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 15639

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Hunker, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    329
     Housing Units (2000): 138
     Land area (2000):     0.370977 sq. miles (0.960826 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.370977 sq. miles (0.960826 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            36288
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.204462 N, 79.616218 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     15639
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Hunker, PA
      Hunker