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Haunch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Haunch? [n] the loin and leg of a quadruped [n] the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings Synonyms \| Synonyms for Haunch: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Haunch: bank \| beam \| border \| broadside \| cheek \| chop \| coast \| flank \| hand \| handedness \| hip \| jowl \| laterality \| many-sidedness \| multilaterality \| planking \| profile \| quarter \| shore \| side \| siding \| temple \| unilaterality See Also \| body \| body part \| croup \| croupe \| hindquarters \| quadruped \| rump \| torso \| trunk Haunch In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Haunch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Haunch?

[n] the loin and leg of a quadruped
[n] the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings

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Haunch In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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