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Qué (quién) es hunkers - definición

Hunkers; Barnburners; Barn-Burners; Barnburner; Hunkers and Barnburners; Barnburners and hunkers; Barn-burner

Hunkers         
·add. ·noun ·pl In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position.
hunkers         
¦ plural noun informal one's haunches.
Origin
C18 (orig. Scots): from hunker.
Barnburners and Hunkers         
The Barnburners and Hunkers were the names of two opposing factions of the New York state Democratic Party in the mid-19th century. The main issue dividing the two factions was that of slavery, with the Barnburners being the anti-slavery faction.

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Barnburners and Hunkers

The Barnburners and Hunkers were the names of two opposing factions of the New York Democratic Party in the mid-19th century. The main issue dividing the two factions was that of slavery, with the Barnburners being the anti-slavery faction. While this division occurred within the context of New York politics, it reflected the national divisions in the United States in the years preceding the American Civil War.

Ejemplos de uso de hunkers
1. As the FARC hunkers down, rebels are increasingly inflicting casualties with land mines and sniper attacks.
2. And he hunkers down again in his deckchair, looking out from under his beanie hat at the mother of parliaments.
3. Blue is about to get married so needs the money – and he reluctantly says goodbye to his fiancee and hunkers down in a rented room across the road from Black‘s apartment block.
4. While the rest of the business world hunkers down and whimpers, Dudi Wiessman is planning to brave the primary market and float Alon Brands, a member of the Alon group.
5. The whole family hunkers down on the floor under blankets every night, and the winters are especially harsh, with temperatures as low as –25C and just five hours of sunshine a day in the narrow valley bottom.