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haunch noun [ hɔːn(t)ʃ ]

• a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.
Similar: buttocks, thighs, hips, hindquarters, bottom, rump, rear, rear end, backside, seat, derrière, Sitzfleisch, behind, sit-upon, stern, BTM, tochus, rusty dusty, bum, botty, prat, jacksie, bahookie, butt, fanny, tush, tushie, tail, duff, buns, booty, caboose, heinie, patootie, keister, tuchis, bazoo, bippy, batty, rass, fundament, posterior, nates, breech, arse, clunge, ass,
• the side of an arch, between the crown and the pier.
Origin: Middle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin.

on one's haunches

• with the haunches resting on the backs of the heels.
"Billy squatted down on his haunches"



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