'Hunker' definitions:
Definition of 'hunker'
(from WordNet)
verb
Sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]
Definition of 'Hunker'
From: GCIDE
- Hunker \Hun"ker\, 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]
Hunker, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hunker, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
329
Housing Units (2000) :
138
Land area (2000) :
0.370977 sq. miles (0.960826 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.370977 sq. miles (0.960826 sq. km)
FIPS code :
36288
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.204462 N, 79.616218 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
15639
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.