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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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