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/huk"euhl/, n.the hip or haunch.[1520-30; obs. huck hip, haunch ( < ?) + -LE]
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Huckle — may refer to:* Mount Huckle, a mainly ice covered mountain * Thomas Huckle Weller (born 1915), American virologist * One of the nicknames of Huckleberry Finn in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer * Huckle Cat a children s fictional character from… … Wikipedia
Huckle — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alan Huckle (* 1948), britischer Gouverneur Patrick Huckle (* 1983), deutscher Fußballspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeic … Deutsch Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. [1913 Webster] {Huckle bone}. (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huckle — [huk′əl] n. [dim. (see LE) of obs. huck in same sense: ? akin to ON hūka, to crouch < IE base * keu , to bend] Archaic the hip or haunch … English World dictionary
Huckle — Recorded as Huck, Hucke, Hugg, the diminutives Huckle, Huckell and Huggett, and the patronymics Hickells and Huggles, this ancient surname is English. It is said to derive from the early personal names Hucca or Uccak, themselves short forms of… … Surnames reference
Huckle buckle beanstalk — Huckle Buckle Beanstalk, also called Hide the Object or Hide the Key, is a childhood game which involves the hiding and seeking of an object. It is a variation of a traditional parlour game which can be played with two or more players, one being… … Wikipedia
Huckle bone — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. [1913 Webster] {Huckle bone}. (a) The hip bone; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huckle-bone — huckleˈ bone noun 1. The hip bone 2. The astragalus, the talus or ankle bone of a quadruped • • • Main Entry: ↑huckle … Useful english dictionary
Huckle-backed — Huc kle backed , a. Round shoulded. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Huckle Cat — is a fictional character in Richard Scarry s Busytown books. In addition, he is the main character in the cartoon series Busytown Mysteries … Wikipedia
huckle bone — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
