hunker

hunker has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• 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.
• v.. sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"