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
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- on one's haunches