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Definition of Hankered
1. hanker [v] - See also: hanker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hankered
Literary usage of Hankered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1839)
"the line throughout better hankered than the other. The next morning, with no
other provisions fit for such a work, but the courage of the assailants, ..."
2. The Growth of British Policy: An Historical Essay by John Robert Seeley (1895)
"Lastly he did not want a national system, but a dynastic policy; he hankered
after a family alliance with France. On January 25th, 1669, Charles held a ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1951 Nearly as often, hanker is used with for or with to and the infinitive: At
the bottom of my heart I hankered for Larry. but as long as I didn't see him ..."
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