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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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‡HOCKER, v. Also hoker, hoakker; hucker (Cai.); huiker (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). To crouch, bend down; to walk or hobble bent double; to crouch over or near a fire for warmth (s.Sc. 1825 Jam.; ‡Cai. 1957). Also fig. [′hʌkər, ′ho-, ′hø-]s.Sc. a.1825 in Jam.²:
The auld wife cam in, and hoker'd herself down, By the ingle that bleez'd sae finely.Lnk. 1893 J. Crawford Sc. Verses 53:
Some hucker doon as if to dream.Cai. 1909 D. Houston 'E Silkie Man 7:
Heth! Peter, he's lan' onywy, is far is A can mak oot, so boy wi' 'e help 'e Best we'll hucker in fill we see.Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 16:
[A] hed hoakkert doon on ti ma hunkers till A gethert back ma braith.em.Sc. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 26:
He was huckered against a wall halfway down a steep close between Victoria Street and the Cowgatehead.