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# haunch

«haunch» in Mova's school dictionary: **The hip, bottom and top of the leg of a person or animal** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a haunch, haunches)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The hip, bottom and top of the leg of a person or animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#m1)

2) A back leg and hip of an animal as meat, as in «a haunch of venison». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used when animals or people sit back on their legs: «sat back on its haunches», «squatted on his haunches». In stories a dog, rabbit or hare sits on its haunches to look around; Kipling's animals often do. In old feasts, a haunch of venison (deer meat) was roasted.

### examples

- The dog sat back on its haunches and begged. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x1)
- The hare sat up on its haunches and listened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x2)
- He squatted on his haunches to look at the beetle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x3)
- The cook roasted a haunch of venison for the feast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x4)
- Badger sat on his haunches by the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x5)
- The lion crouched on its haunches, ready to spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x6)
- A WOLF, passing by, saw some Shepherds in a hut eating a haunch of mutton for their dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/#x7)

### note

Countable; usually in the plural «haunches». Pronounced HAWNCH. Common phrase: «sit (back) on your haunches» = squat with your bottom near your heels.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «haunch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.