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Definition of "haunch" []

  • The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals. (noun)
  • The loin and leg of a four-footed animal, especially as used for food: a haunch of venison. (noun)
  • Architecture Either of the sides of an arch, curving down from the apex to an impost. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "haunch" in a sentence
  • "Considering she called me “Hyatt” when she phoned with the appointment time, my haunch is my name got messed up on the file, which subsequently was misfiled – another insignificant medical error."
  • "The hip bones are large, irregularly shaped bones, very firm and strong, and are sometimes called the haunch bones or _ossa innominata_"
  • "The lettering in this figure is as follows: -- T, tenons; the small piece of the tenon lettered J is called the haunch, and the shaded portion H is cut away to allow the haunch J to fit the haunching of the stile."