See Also: persico(dictionary)

huckle (iou) and persico (iou)


huckle (iou)



huckle noun. E16.
[Dim. of HUCK noun: see -LE1.]
The hip, the haunch.
Comb.: huckle-back a humpback; huckle-backed adjective humpbacked; huckle-bone (a) the bone of the hip, or (occas.) the head of the femur; (b) the astragalus bone of the hock joint in a quadruped, used in Games or divination; a knuckle-bone.

persico (iou)



persico noun. E18.
[French, dim. of Savoy dial. perse peach from Latin persicum.]
A cordial prepared by macerating the kernels of peaches, apricots, etc., in spirit.