haunch
noun/hɔːntʃ/
/hɔːntʃ/
- haunches[plural] the tops of the legs and buttocks; the similar parts at the back of the body of an animal that has four legs
- on your haunches to crouch/squat on your haunches (= with your haunches resting on the back of your heels)
- [countable] a back leg and loin of an animal that has four legs, eaten as food
- a haunch of venison
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin.
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