English-Thai Dictionary

haunch

N สะโพก  sa-pok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAUNCH

n. 1. The hip; that part of the body of man and of quadrupeds, which lies between the last ribs and the thigh.
2. The rear; the hind part. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HAUNCH

Haunch, n. Etym: [F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke,hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle. ]

 

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.

 

HAUNCHED

HAUNCHED Haunched, a.

 

Defn: Having haunches.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

haunch

haunch |hônCH, hänCH hɔntʃ | ▶noun 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 Architecture 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. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

haunch

haunch |hɔːn (t )ʃ | ▶noun 1 a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal. • [ mass noun ] the leg and loin of an animal, especially a deer, as food: haunch of venison. 2 Architecture the side of an arch, between the crown and the pier. PHRASES on one's haunches with the haunches resting on the backs of the heels. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

haunches

haunches plural noun the dog just sat there on its haunches, staring at me: rump, hindquarters, rear, rear end, seat; buttocks, thighs, derrière, bottom; behind, backside; Anatomy nates; informal butt, fanny, tush, bum, heinie; humorous fundament, posterior, gluteus maximus.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

haunches

haunches plural noun rump, rear, rear end, backside, seat; buttocks, thighs, hips, hindquarters; Brit. bottom; French derrière; German Sitzfleisch; informal behind, sit-upon, stern, BTM, tochus; Brit. informal bum, botty, prat, jacksie; Scottish informal bahookie; N. Amer. informal butt, fanny, tush, tushie, tail, duff, buns, booty, caboose, heinie, patootie, keister, tuchis, bazoo, bippy; W. Indian informal batty; humorous fundament, posterior; black English rass, rusty dusty; Brit. vulgar slang arse; N. Amer. vulgar slang ass; technical nates; archaic breech.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

haunch

haunch /hɔːn (t )ʃ /名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～es 〗(人 動物の )臀部 （でんぶ ）, 尻 （しり ）▸ sit on one's haunches 尻をついて座る .2 (食用動物の )後脚の部分 .