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herkie

herkie noun: a jump with one leg straight out to the side and the other bent flat beneath the body.

Noun

herkie (plural herkies)

  1. A jump with one leg straight out to the side and the other bent flat beneath the body.

Forms of herkie

pluralherkies

Origin of herkie

From Herkimer + -ie, after Lawrence R. Herkimer, founder of the NCA.

Questions about herkie

What does herkie mean?
Herkie means a jump with one leg straight out to the side and the other bent flat beneath the body.
What part of speech is herkie?
Herkie is a noun.
What is the plural of herkie?
The plural of herkie is herkies.

Words near herkie in the dictionary

  1. heritrices
  2. heritrix
  3. heritrixes
  4. herkara
  5. herkaras
  6. herkie
  7. herkies
  8. Herkimer
  9. Herkimer County
  10. Herkimer Jerkimer
  11. Herkimer Jerkimers

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