noun
Meaning 1
The hip, the haunch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
huckle
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhʌkəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ʌkəl
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CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A homosexual man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, derogatory
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verb
Meaning 4
To apprehend or arrest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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History
Etymology
From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook.