Hunkers
Pronunciation : Hun"kers
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position. [Scot. & Local, U. S.]
Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge. Kipling.
pl. [See Hunker.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913