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Webster 1913 Edition
Haunch
Haunch
(hänch; 277)
, Noun.
[F.
hanche
, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke
, hencke
, and also OHG. ancha
; prob. not akin to E. ankle
.] 1.
The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.
2.
Of meats: The leg and loin taken together;
as, a
. haunch
of venisonHaunch bone
. See
– Innominate bone
, under Innominate
. Haunches of an arch
(Arch.)
, the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See , 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch.
Crown
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Haunch
H`AUNCH
, n.1.
The hip; that part of the body of man and of quadrupeds, which lies between the last ribs and the thigh.2.
The rear; the hind part. [Not used.]