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haunch

Syllabification: (haunch)
Pronunciation: /hônCH, hänCH/

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Definition of haunch

noun

  • 1a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.
  • the leg and loin of an animal, such as a deer, as food:haunch of caribou meat
  • 2 Architecture the side of an arch, between the crown and the pier.

Phrases

sit on one's haunches

squat with the haunches resting on the backs of the heels.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin

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