Haunch

[haunch]

A haunch is the back end of an animal its rump and rear leg. When you walk behind a horse, it's important to stay far enough away from its haunches that you won't get kicked.

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The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.

Noun
the loin and leg of a quadruped

Noun
the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings


n.
The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.

n.
Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison.


Haunch

Haunch (?; 277), n. [F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.] 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. 2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. Haunch bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. -- Haunches of an arch (Arch.), the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See Crown, n., 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch.

The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.

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