HAUNCH


Meaning of HAUNCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯnch, ˈhänch ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English haunche, from Anglo-French hanche, haunche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch hanke haunch

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : hip 1a

b. : hindquarter 2 — usually used in plural

2. : hindquarter 1

3. : either side of an arch between the springing and the crown

- on one's haunches

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.