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Noun: hunkers  húng-ku(r)z
  1. In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position
Verb: hunker  húng-ku(r)
  1. Sit on one's heels
    "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
    - squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker down

Type of: sit, sit down

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