Definition of Hankir
Han"ker (hă&nsm;"k&etilde;r), v.
i. [imp. & p. p. Hankered (-
k&etilde;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
after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker
after the diversions of the town. Addison.
He was hankering to join his
friend. J. A. Symonds.
2. To linger in expectation or with
desire. Thackeray.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
HANKER. To hanker after any thing; to have a longing
after or for it.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- To crave, want or desire.
If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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