haunch

n.

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

[Middle English haunche, from Old French hanche, from Frankish *hanka.]

Hindquarters of deer, see venison.

1. The middle part between the crown and the springing of an arch.
2. The part of a beam projecting beneath a roof slab or floor.
3. That portion of a pipe barrel extending from the bottom to the springline.
4. The lower third of the circumference of a pipe.
5. The deepened section of a beam near a support.

haunch: A, haunches of an arch

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1. in conformation terms, the region of the iliac crests.
2. in the meat trade, the leg and loin.

IN BRIEF: n. - The loin and leg of a quadruped; The hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings.

Tutor's tip: A "hunch" (an intuitive sense or feeling) is in your head and a "haunch" (the hindquarter) is below your belt.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hofte, kølle, bagfjerding

idioms:

• on one's haunches    sidde på hug

Nederlands (Dutch)
lende, bil, lendenstuk, booghelft

Français (French)
n. - hanche, lombes, derrière (d'un animal)

idioms:

• on one's haunches    s'accroupir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hüfte, Keule

idioms:

• on one's haunches    auf dem Po

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) λαγών, γοφός, ισχίο, γλουτός, (πληθ.) πισινά, καπούλια

idioms:

• on one's haunches    στα πίσω πόδια (για ζώα)

Italiano (Italian)
fianco

idioms:

• on one's haunches    accovacciato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quadril (m) (Anat.), anca (f) (Anat.)

idioms:

• on one's haunches    agachado

Русский (Russian)
бедро, задняя нога, обочина

idioms:

• on one's haunches    на корточках

Español (Spanish)
n. - cadera, pernil, anca

idioms:

• on one's haunches    ponerse en cuclillas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höft, lår (kok.), valvben (byggn.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腰, 腰部, 臀部

idioms:

• on one's haunches    以蹲坐姿势

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 腰, 腰部, 臀部

idioms:

• on one's haunches    以蹲坐姿勢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 엉덩이, 허리와 다리 부분

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しり, 腰部, 脚

idioms:

• on one's haunches    尻をついてしゃがむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ورك, كفل أو عجز بصيغه الجمع, فخذ الحيوان, كتف العقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחוריים, ירך, מותן, בשר-המותן של צבי, החלק שבין מרכז גשר קשתי לעמוד תמיכה‬

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