(hung′kər) v.i.
To squat or stoop so that the body rests on the calves of the legs.
—noun plural The buttocks resting on the calves of the legs.
—on one's hunkers In a stooping or squatting position.

(hung′kər) noun
1. A member of one of the conservative factions of the Democratic party in New York State in 1842: opposed to the Barnburners.
2. Hence, one opposed to political progress; old fogy. [? <Du. honk home, goal]