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Synonyms for haunches


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hawnch, hahnch
Phonetic Transcription : hɔntʃ, hɑntʃ



Définition of haunches

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French hanche (12c.) "hip, thigh; haunch," from a Germanic source, perhaps Frankish *hanka (cf. Old High German hinkan "to limp," ancha "leg," literally "joint;" Middle Dutch hanke "haunch"). "It is only since the 18th c. that the spelling haunch has displaced hanch" [OED]. Related: Haunches.
  • noun upper legs
Example sentences :
  • And all the while the she-wolf sat on her haunches and smiled.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The teamster reined up, throwing his horses upon their haunches.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He shouted to them, and they sat down quietly on their haunches.
  • Extract from : « Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales » by Anonymous
  • The horses sprang but were brought back upon their haunches.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • Jud dropped my rein and wrenched the Cardinal around on his haunches.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post
  • Just sit on our haunches, and wait for our birds to drop into our hands, eh?
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • The bear sat upon his haunches and complacently regarded the Yankee.
  • Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • He sat on his haunches and looked at us, uttering a tremendous growl.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Still on its haunches it backed, wild with the unaccustomed pain.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • He was grounded on his haunches, with uplifted paws, ready for anything.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English

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