Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Haunch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Haunch \Haunch\ (?; 277), n. [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
venison.
{Haunch bone}. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}.
{Haunches of an arch} (Arch.), the parts on each side of the
crown of an arch. (See {Crown}, n., 11.) Each haunch may
be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half
arch.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
haunch
n 1: the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
2: the loin and leg of a quadruped
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