Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Huckle \Huc"kle\, n. [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so
   named from its round shape. See {Hook}.]
   1. The hip; the haunch.

   2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip.

   {Huckle bone}.
      (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone.
      (b) A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] --Udall.