HUCKLE

Etymology

Noun

huckle (plural huckles)

(obsolete) The hip, the haunch.

A bunch or part projecting like the hip.

(Geordie, pejorative) A homosexual man.

Source: Wiktionary

Huc"kle, n. Etym: [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so named from its round shape. See Hook.]

1. The hip; the haunch.

2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. Huckle bone. (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone. (b) A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition