HANKER
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Han"ker (hă&nsmacr_;"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.
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He was hankering to join his friend.
J. A. Symonds.
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2. To linger in expectation or with desire. Thackeray.
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