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hoorkle

verbaction

crouch low close to the ground

to squat or hunch down close to the ground; to hunker down

Example in use

Hoorkle doon bi da dyke, bairn.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HOOR-kul/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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