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Definition haunch

Etymology

From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *hanka, from Proto-Germanic *ank? (�joint; ankle�), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (�joint; lith�). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (�the leg; joint, bend�) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (�ankle�), German Hanke (�haunch�), West Frisian hancke (�haunch�). More at ankle.

Noun

haunch (plural haunches)

1. (anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
2. The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
3. (architecture) A squat vertical support structure.
4. (dialectal) A jerked underhand throw.

Verb

haunch (third-person singular simple present haunches, present participle haunching, simple past and past participle haunched)

1. (transitive, architecture) To provide with a haunch or supporting structure.
2. (transitive, dialectal) To throw with an underhand movement.

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