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. ]