huck·le

[huhk-uhl]
noun
the hip or haunch.

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

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huckle (ˈhʌkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the hip or haunch
2.  a projecting or humped part
 
[C16: diminutive of Middle English huck hip, haunch; perhaps related to Old Norse hūka to squat]

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Huckle is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Small, pink flowers bloom in spring and produce small, edible huckle berry fruits in early summer.
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