- (n.) A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.
- (n.) A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
- (v.t.) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
- (v.t.) To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.
- (n.) A hump; a protuberance.
- (n.) A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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