- 1. n. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. Source: opted
- 2. n. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. Source: opted
- 3. n. the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the loin and leg of a quadruped Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. 2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. Haunch bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. -- Haunches of an arch (Arch.), the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See Crown, n., 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings n. the loin and leg of a quadruped Source: ecdict
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