Definition of Huckstir
Huck"ster (?), n. [OE. hukstere,
hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D.
huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G.
hocken, to squat, Icel. h&?;ka; -- the peddler being
named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. Hawk
to offer for sale.] 1. A retailer of small
articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker.
Swift.
2. A mean, trickish fellow. Bp.
Hall.
Huck"ster, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Huckstered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Huckstering.] To deal in small articles, or in petty
bargains. Swift.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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