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  • Hanker — Han ker (h[a^][ng] k[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hankered} ( k[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hankering}.] [Prob. fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.] 1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; usually with for or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hankered — Hanker Han ker (h[a^][ng] k[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hankered} ( k[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hankering}.] [Prob. fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.] 1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; usually with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hankering — Hanker Han ker (h[a^][ng] k[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hankered} ( k[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hankering}.] [Prob. fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.] 1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; usually with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of English words of Dutch origin — This is a list of words of Dutch language origin. However, note that this list does also include some words of which the etymology is uncertain, and that some may have been derived from Middle Low German equivalents instead or as well. Some of… …   Wikipedia

  • hanker — hankerer, n. /hang keuhr/, v.i. to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive). [1595 1605; < early D dial. hankeren (c. D hunkeren), freq. of hangen to HANG] Syn. See yearn. * * * …   Universalium

  • hanker — (v.) c.1600, of unknown origin, probably from Flemish hankeren, related to Du. hunkeren to hanker, of unknown origin; perhaps an intensive of M.Du. hangen to hang (see HANG (Cf. hang) (v.)). If so, the notion is of lingering about with longing or …   Etymology dictionary

  • hanker — han•ker [[t]ˈhæŋ kər[/t]] v. i. to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive) • Etymology: 1595–1605; < early D dial. hankeren (c. D hunkeren), freq. of hangen to hang han′ker•er, n. syn: See yearn …   From formal English to slang

  • Fleischtopf — 1. Wer bei den Fleischtöpfen sitzen will, kommt nicht ins Gelobte Land. – Scheidemünze, I, 295. *2. Er kann die Fleischtöpfe Aegyptens nicht vergessen. Das frühere Wohlleben. – »Es lustet sie gar ser das Land, wo ihre Fleischhäfen stant.« (Brandt …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • hanker — [haŋ′kər] vi. [Early ModE, prob. < Du or LowG source, as in Fl hankeren, to desire, long for, Du hunkeren, freq. formation & metaphoric extension < base of HANG] to crave, long, or yearn: followed by after, for, or an infinitive …   English World dictionary

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