haunch
oxford
views updated May 21 2018haunch / hônch; hänch/ •
n. 1. a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal. ∎ the leg and loin of an animal, such as a deer, as food: haunch of caribou meat.2. Archit. the side of an arch, between the crown and the pier.PHRASES: sit on one's haunches squat with the haunches resting on the backs of the heels.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
haunch
oxford
views updated May 18 2018haunch. 1. Indefinite roughly triangular portion or
flank between the
crown and
abutments of an arch, i.e. between the crown and the
springing on the
piers.
2. Timber slightly arched or concave on its underside under a
lintel.
3. Part of a beam projecting below a floor, usually slightly cambered.
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
haunch
oxford
views updated May 17 2018haunch Hindquarters of deer, see
venison.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
haunch
oxford
views updated May 14 2018haunch XIII. — (O)F.
hanche, of Gmc. origin (cf. LG.
hanke hind leg of a horse).
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
