Main Entry:

haunch

Pronunciation:

\ˈhȯnch, ˈhänch\

Function:

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 plural2: hindquarter 13: either side of an arch between the springing and the crown

— on one's haunches

: in a squatting position