Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To crouch; squat; cower; stoop; nestle.
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- verb intransitive to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold
- verb to
cower - verb of the limbs to contract, to pull in
Etymologies
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A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with hirple or Dutch hurken 'to squat', plus the suffix -le.
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