ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Huckle

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhʌkəl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Huckle is a noun meaning A bunch or part projecting like the hip.

Meaning

A bunch or part projecting like the hip.

More Meanings

  1. (Geordie, derogatory) A homosexual man.
  2. (Scotland) To apprehend or arrest.
  3. (obsolete) The hip, the haunch.

Example Sentences

He was awakened by a couple of burly police officers and huckled out to a waiting van.
Sorry ! Only into birds. Why not get yourself along to the SOL. Plenty of huckles there.
[…] 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 […]

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Related dictionary entries include hucklebone, huck, huckshin, huckson, huxen, huckleback.

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