1
b
: hindquarter sense 2
—usually used in plural
3
: either side of an arch between the springing and the crown
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squatted down on her haunches to get a better shot of the ducks with her camera
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May neither the Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Below those small fang-blades, each haunch floats independently over its respective wheel, the body panel previously connecting them deleted to save weight.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
There was the great wheel of his jaw, and the thick haunch of his neck.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Behind a large glass case, haunches of Texas heritage hogs, along with a dizzying array of dry-aging strip and ribeye steaks, dry-age and cure.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Below those small fang-blades, each haunch floats independently over its respective wheel, the body panel previously connecting them deleted to save weight.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
There was the great wheel of his jaw, and the thick haunch of his neck.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Behind a large glass case, haunches of Texas heritage hogs, along with a dizzying array of dry-aging strip and ribeye steaks, dry-age and cure.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for haunch
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“Haunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haunch. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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haunch
noun
ˈhȯnch 
ˈhänch
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a
b
: hindquarter sense 2
—usually used in plural
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