Antonyms for hindquarters

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪndˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ-

Definition of hindquarters

As in postern : adj back
As in back : noun end part
As in rear : noun back or end part
As in rump : noun bottom, posterior of animal or human
As in buttocks : noun rear
As in butt/buttocks : noun animate rear end
As in fanny : noun buttocks

Example sentences :

Something about his hindquarters had been wrenched or torn or broken.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

And so he swung his hindquarters up to the sky, and down he went to the bottom.
Extract from : « Eskimo Folktales » by Unknown

We got the backbone apart and strung the hindquarters on a stake.
Extract from : « Diary of an Enlisted Man » by Lawrence Van Alstyne

The tail and hindquarters, however, proclaim the crocodilian original.
Extract from : « Evolution in Art » by Alfred C. Haddon

His hindquarters should be strong, with the hocks quite near the ground.
Extract from : « The Airedale » by Williams Haynes

The hindquarters, though strong, should be lighter in proportion to the forequarters.
Extract from : « A Manual of Toy Dogs » by Mrs. Leslie Williams

Clean and cut them in halves, leaving two ribs on the hindquarters.
Extract from : « Woodcraft and Camping » by George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)

He was a light gray over all his hindquarters, with shoulders and head black.
Extract from : « The Man of the Forest » by Zane Grey

I proceeded towards it, and soon perceived that it was a fox, sitting up on his hindquarters.
Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter

If the badger managed to snap the dog's hindquarters, an angry tussle ensued, but never resulted in a real fight.
Extract from : « The Human Side of Animals » by Royal Dixon

Synonyms for hindquarters

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