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• Haunch — (h[aum]nch; 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. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Haunch bone — Haunch Haunch (h[aum]nch; 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• haunch — [hônch, hänch] n. [ME haunche < OFr hanche < Gmc, as in MDu hanke, haunch] 1. the part of the body including the hip, buttock, and thickest part of the thigh 2. an animal s loin and leg together; joint of venison, mutton, etc. 3. Archit.… …   English World dictionary

• haunch bone — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• haunch — haunched, adj. haunchless, adj. /hawnch, hahnch/, n. 1. the hip. 2. the fleshy part of the body about the hip. 3. a hindquarter of an animal. 4. the leg and loin of an animal, used for food. 5. Archit. a. either side of an arch, extending from… …   Universalium

• haunch — noun Etymology: Middle English haunche, from Anglo French hanche, haunche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch hanke haunch Date: 13th century 1. a. hip 1a b. hindquarter 2 usually used in plural 2. hindquarter 1 3. either side of an arch… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• haunch — [[t]hɔntʃ, hɑntʃ[/t]] n. 1) anat. the hip or the fleshy part of the body about the hip 2) zool. a hindquarter of an animal 3) the leg and loin of an animal, used for food 4) archit. a) either side of an arch, extending from the vertex or crown to …   From formal English to slang

• haunch —    In architecture, the part of an arch (roughly midway between the springing and the crown) at which the lateral thrust is strongest …   Glossary of Art Terms

• haunch — noun 1》 the buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.     ↘the leg and loin of an animal, as food. 2》 Architecture the side of an arch, between the crown and the pier. Origin ME: from OFr. hanche, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

• haunch — /hɔntʃ / (say hawnch) noun 1. the hip. 2. the fleshy part of the body about the hip. 3. a hindquarter of an animal. 4. the leg and loin of an animal, as used for food. 5. Architecture a. either side of an arch, extending from the vertex or crown… …  

• haunch — n. 1 the fleshy part of the buttock with the thigh, esp. in animals. 2 the leg and loin of a deer etc. as food. 3 the side of an arch between the crown and the pier. Etymology: ME f. OF hanche, of Gmc orig.: cf. LG hanke hind leg of a horse …   Useful english dictionary