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 plural
2 : hindquarter 1
3 : either side of an arch between the springing and the crown

— on one's haunches : in a squatting position