Etymology

huck

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Today it means: To throw or chuck. Full definition →

Middle English hoke
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huck · verb, noun1

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of chuck or hoick.

huck · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhoke“hook”
  2. English todayhuck

Backformation from huckle, or from Middle English hoke (“hook”); compare hokebone (“hip”).

huck · verb3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhukken
  2. English todayhuck

From Middle English hukken, related to German höken (“to haggle; traffic”).

Huck · proper noun4

  1. Old English · derived from*Hucca
  2. Middle English · derived fromHucke
  3. English todayHuck

* As an English surname, from Middle English Hucke, possibly from Old English *Hucca, *Ucca, personal names, and over time influenced by Hugh. * As a Dutch and German surname, from a pet form of Hugo.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhoke all →

hookhoke

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