Definition of "haunches" []

• Plural form of haunch. (noun)

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• "I had come to suspect these anyhow — after so many decades, was he still looking to set his thin haunches on the hard ground of a graveyard, and in icy winter to boot?"
• "You can sink down on your haunches, which is a little archaic but can be used in fantasy I suppose, though I'm not sure what the connotations are there."
• "Hi, I’ve takenaphoto of the horsephonic mounted, note that there’s no saddle as I’ve sold it to a friend4 years ago, so the components are not very well positioned and the breeching behind the haunches is a bit too low, however, I’ve turned the thing on and played one program while I was posing."