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howngry, hung$r, hung$ry, hunger, hung-er, hungered, hungeret, hungersome, hungert, hungery, hungger, hunggert, hungir, hungirt, hungret, hungrie, hungrisome, hungrisum, hungry, hungrysome, hunnger,
hunger [ˈhʌŋər]
n. Hunger. A mean or avaricious person.
v. To starve, famish, subject to hunger.
pt. pp. hungert, hungered adj. Hungry.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hungry: Hungry. Mean, avaricious.
hungrysome [ˈhʌŋrisəm], hungersome: Hungry, having a keen appetite.
hownk, hunk,
hunk [hʌŋk, NN.b. hʌuŋk]
n. A lump. A thick clumsy piece.
hankers, hookers, houkers, hounkers, hownker, hukers, hunker, hunkerin, hunkers, hunker-slide, hunker-slidin,
hunker [ˈhʌŋkər]
v. To squat with thighs, knees and ankles acutely bent, to seat oneself in a crouching position or on one's haunches. To stoop, submit, resign oneself to circumstances, abase oneself.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
houkers: pl. I. The haunches, bended knees.
hunkerin [ˈhʌŋkərɪn]: Squatting down.
hunkers: pl. The hams or haunches, the backs of the thighs. adj. With hams on the heels.
hunker-slide: To prevaricate.
hunker-slidin: Evasive bahaviour.
sit on yer houkers: I. To squat down.
hunks,
hunks [hʌŋks]
n. A 'character', a miser.
hunce, huns, hunse, hunsil, hunsill, hunsin, hunsle,
hunse [I.Sh. hʌns]
also hunsle
v. To hunt, search for, rummage
hunt, hunteed, hunteet, huntet, huntid, huntit,
hunt [hʌnt]
n. A hunt.
v. To hunt, seek, search for.
pt. pp. huntit
Huntlie, Huntly, Strathbogie, The_raws_o$_Strathbogie, The_raws_o_Strathbogie, the_raws_of_Strathbogie,
Huntly [ˈhʌntli]
pn. Huntly (Aberdeenshtre).
also known as The raws o Strathbogie or Milltoun o Strathbogie
hap, hep, hip, hop, hup,
hup [hʌp]
int. A call to a horse in harness to turn to the right or off side, to increase speed, gee up!
hoppo, huppo, huppo-stuil, huppou,
huppo [I.Ork. ˈhʌpo]
n. A frog or toad.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
huppo-stuil: I.Ork. A toadstool.
hurb,
hurb [hʌrb]
n. MN. A puny, weak, unhealthy person or animal, a rough, uncouth person, a rascal.

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