Definition of Hunks

1. n. A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard.

Definition of Hunks

1. Noun. (slang dated) A crotchety or surly person; also, a stingy man, a miser. ¹

2. Noun. (plural of hunk) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hunks

1. hunk [n] - See also: hunk

Medical Definition of Hunks

1. A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard. "Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks." (Gray) Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunks

hunker
hunker down
hunkered
hunkered down
hunkering
hunkerism
hunkers
hunkey
hunkeys
hunkier
hunkies
hunkiest
hunkily
hunkiness
hunkish
hunks (current term)
hunkses
hunky
hunky-dory
hunky dory
hunky punk
hunnert
hunnerts
hunnish
hunny
huns
hunseemly
hunt
hunt's-up
hunt's-ups

Literary usage of Hunks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1811)
"hunks. Oh ! we may compass it yet — Here's a groove you see — Shews 'tis a slider. ... [At the mouth of the vault to hunks Har. [Softly opening her window. ..."

2. Antigua and the Antiguans: a Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants by Flannigan, Mrs Lanaghan (1844)
"History of the island continued — Sir Henry hunks—Descent of the Caribs—Legend of Ding-a-ding Nook—Arrival of the ship Nonsuch —Sir Thomas ..."

3. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1812)
"[IRON hunks, a tract of land on the e. side of •flic Mississippi, below (he mouth of the Ohio.] [Inox Mountains, GREAT, in the state of Tennessee, ..."

4. The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces by Thomas Dibdin (1815)
"hunks. I will strike while you pinch. Gripe. It comes. hunks, It comes. Both. ... So! tint talk's finished, and the treasure's our own. hunks ..."

5. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"... an avaricious old hunks, and father of George Philpot. The old City merchant cannot speak а sentence without bringing in something about money. ..."

6. The History of the County of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"On the walls, erica syl- vestris vulgaris, common wild rocket.—And on the hunks of the canal hence to ..."

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