n. [ Cf. Hunch. ]
n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [ Political Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v.
While many businessmen were
n. Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [ Political Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ See Hunker. ] In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position; haunches. [ Scot. & Local, U. S. ]
Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Perh. fr. Hunk. ] All right; in a good condition; also, even; square. [ Slang, U. S. ]
He . . . began to shoot; began to get “hunky” with all those people who had been plugging at him. Stephen Crane. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]