n.1 the fleshy part of the buttock with the thigh, esp. in animals.
2 the leg and loin of a deer etc. as food.
3 the side of an arch between the crown and the pier.
Etymology: ME f. OF hanche, of Gmc orig.: cf. LG hanke hind leg of a horse
n.1 the fleshy part of the buttock with the thigh, esp. in animals.
2 the leg and loin of a deer etc. as food.
3 the side of an arch between the crown and the pier.
Etymology: ME f. OF hanche, of Gmc orig.: cf. LG hanke hind leg of a horse
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012