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(1):

(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.

(2):

(v. t.) To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.

(3):

(v. t.) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

(4):

(n.) A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

(5):

(n.) A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

(6):

(n.) A hump; a protuberance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hunch'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hunch.html. 1828.
 
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