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haunch
[ hawnch, hahnch ]
noun
- the hip.
- the fleshy part of the body about the hip.
- a hindquarter of an animal.
- the leg and loin of an animal, used for food.
- Architecture.
- either side of an arch, extending from the vertex or crown to the impost.
- the part of a beam projecting below a floor or roof slab.
haunch
/ ³óɔ˲ԳÙʃ /
noun
- the human hip or fleshy hindquarter of an animal, esp a horse or similar quadruped
- the leg and loin of an animal, used for food
a haunch of venison
- Also calledhance architect the part of an arch between the impost and the apex
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Derived Forms
- haunched, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- haunched adjective
- ³ó²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ól±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of haunch1
1150–1200; Middle English haunche < Old French hanche < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch hanke haunch, hip, German Hanke haunch
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of haunch1
C13: from Old French hanche; related to Spanish, Italian anca, of Germanic origin; compare Low German hanke
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Soon after she arrived, a center staff member had delivered a shot full of phenobarbital and midazolam into her back haunch, to control the seizures.
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As a rival striker bore down on his team’s goal, Guardiola — crouching on his haunches on the sideline — lost his balance and toppled over onto his back.
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“She is safe,†the wolf responded as he sat back on his haunches, his eyes twinkling.
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Drawing up, he planted a hand on his big haunch and gave us the once-over.
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The fulsome belly, the haunches and feet, rested firmly on the ground.
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