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noun1)2) (Gastr.) Keule, die* * *[ho:n ]1) ((usually in plural) the fleshy part of the hip: The children were squatting on their haunches.) das Gesäß2) (the leg and lower part of the body of a deer etc, as meat: a haunch of venison.) die Lende* * *<pl -es>n\haunch of venison Rehkeule f* * *[hOːntS]n(of person) Hüfte f; (= hip area) Hüftpartie f; (of animal, = hindquarters) Hinterbacke f; (= top of leg) Keule f; (COOK) Keule f, Lendenstück ntto go down on one's haunches — in die Hocke gehen
to squat on one's haunches — in der Hocke sitzen
the dog was sitting on its haunches — der Hund saß auf den Hinterbeinen
* * *1. ANAT Hüfte f2. pla) ANAT Gesäß n:go down on one’s haunches in die Hocke gehenb) ZOOL Hinterbacken pl3. ZOOL Keule f4. GASTR Lendenstück n, Keule f:haunch of beef Rindslende f5. ARCH Schenkel m* * *noun1)sit on one's/its haunches — auf seinem Hinterteil sitzen
2) (Gastr.) Keule, die* * *n.(§ pl.: haunches)= Hüfte -n f.Lende -n f.
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