huckle

[ huhk-uhl ]

noun

1. the hip or haunch.

huckle

/ ˈhʌkəl /

noun

1. the hip or haunch
2. a projecting or humped part

Word History and Origins

Origin of huckle¹

1520–30; obsolete huck hip, haunch (< ?) + -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of huckle¹

C16: diminutive of Middle English huck hip, haunch; perhaps related to Old Norse hūka to squat

Example Sentences

Huckle, from Ashford, Kent, had been serving 22 life sentences after admitting the sexual abuse of up to 200 Malaysian children aged between six months and 12 years.

From BBC

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman said there were "missed opportunities" to identify an increased risk of serious violence leading up to Huckle's death.

From BBC

Fitzgerald, who was jailed for 34 years for Huckle's murder, had spoken to prison staff about his "extremely violent fantasies".

From BBC

Richard Huckle, 33, died after a 78-minute attack by Paul Fitzgerald, 30, in his cell in October 2019.

From BBC

In 1949, three scientists — biomedical scientist John Franklin Enders, virologist Frederick Chapman Robbins, and virologist Thomas Huckle Weller — learned how to grow poliovirus in the laboratory.

From Salon