Definition of HUCKLE

huckle

Plural: huckles

Noun

  • An archaic term for the hip or hip joint.
  • The hip, the haunch.
  • A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
  • A homosexual man.

Verb

  • To apprehend or arrest.

Examples

  • The word HUCKLE, though obscure, fit perfectly into the last available space.

Origin / Etymology

From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook.

Scrabble Score: 15

huckle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
huckle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
huckle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

huckle: valid Words With Friends Word