Standard Lemma guide
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verb
To draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, intransitive
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verb
to cower
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To contract, to pull in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Etymology tree Old Norse herpa? Middle English -elen Scots -le Scots hurklebor. English hurkle Borrowed from Scots hurkle.
