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Synonyms for haunch

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hawnch, hahnch
Phonetic Transcription : hɔntʃ, hɑntʃ


Définition of haunch

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French hanche (12c.) "hip, thigh; haunch," from a Germanic source, perhaps Frankish *hanka (cf. Old High German hinkan "to limp," ancha "leg," literally "joint;" Middle Dutch hanke "haunch"). "It is only since the 18th c. that the spelling haunch has displaced hanch" [OED]. Related: Haunches.
  • noun upper legs
Example sentences :
  • Can you eat an unskinned hare, or dine on the haunch of a bounding stag?
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • The doctor shook his head mournfully, remembering the haunch.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • A haunch of mutton should be dressed like venison, only in proportion as it may be less, it must not roast quite so long.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • To judge of its sweetness, run a very sharp narrow knife into the shoulder or haunch, and the meat will be known by the scent.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • He knew that one of them had plunged a knife in the animal's haunch.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • There was a fire in front of the lodge, and the haunch of a deer was cooking on the fire.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • With a bound it fastened teeth and claws in the haunch of venison.
  • Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
  • It seized the haunch of venison, and attempted to make off with it.
  • Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
  • And here comes the Manager to be congratulated upon the haunch.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Attorneys all as keen and staunch As e'er devoured a client's haunch.
  • Extract from : « A Book About Lawyers » by John Cordy Jeaffreson

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