hucker

hucker

English

Etymology

huck +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ)

Noun

hucker (plural huckers)

1. Someone who hucks (any meaning)
2. A trade ship.
   • 1765, John Barrow, A Collection Of Authentic, Useful, and Entertaining Voyages and Discoveries:

     Captain Spanberg, who was appointed commander of one of the vessels in this expedition, gave orders for two vessels to be built at that place, one a hucker, called Michael the Archangel, the other a double shallop, named the Hope.

   • 2012, Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe, →ISBN, page 198:

     For these Captain Spangberg ordered a hucker, the Erkeengeln Michael, and a double sloop, the Nadeschda, to be built at Okotsk, the old vessel Gabriel being at the same time repaired for the same purpose.

Anagrams

• chuker

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Westrobothnian

Verb

hucker (preterite huckrä)

1. neigh, of people and animals
2. cry, whimper