haunches

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haunch
The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that is able to sit on its hindquarters
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{n} the thigh, hip, hinder part, rear
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the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
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The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food
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{i} hip and the fleshy area of the buttock and thigh; hindquarter of an animal
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If you get down on your haunches, you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet. Edgar squatted on his haunches
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Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison
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The haunches of an animal or person are the area of the body which includes the bottom, the hips, and the tops of the legs
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the loin and leg of a quadruped the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
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a beam or column deepening, usually deepest at the support and vanishing at or toward the center The curve of the lower flange or surface may be circular, elliptic, parabolic, straight, or stepped
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The deepened portion of a column or rafter designed to accommodate the higher bending moments at such points (Usually occurs at the connection of column and rafter)
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A squat vertical support structure
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the loin and leg of a quadruped
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The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part
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an increase in the depth of a member usually at points of support; the outside areas of a pipe between the spring line and the bottom of the pipe
haunches

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    [ 'honch, 'hänch ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English haunche, from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch hanke haunch.
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