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Definition of haunch : 1. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison.
2. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.

Synonyms:

belly, chump, rump, bony, body, chuck, arm, anatomical, chop, hindquarter, breast, capsule, beefsteak, hip, cutlet, corn dog, brisket, cut, carapace, antler, anatomy, chuck steak, blowhole

flank, shoulder, side, shank, border

Usage examples:

• Less than an hour later he was back, a haunch of venison across one shoulder. - "The Return of Tharn", Howard Carleton Browne.
• And even old Materne said to his sons:-" In other days, after two or three days of hunting in the high mountains in winter, I also used to feel the hunger of a wolf, and to eat a haunch of venison right off: now I am getting old, one or two pounds of meat are sufficient for me-- which shows what age does." - "The Invasion of France in 1814", Émile Erckmann Alexandre Chatrian.
• In the old days at Fort Loudon they had often taken note of this preference, and stopped there to leave as a gift a choice haunch, or saddle, or to crave the privilege of nailing a gigantic pair of antlers to vie with the others on the walls of the great hall. - "The Story of Old Fort Loudon", Charles Egbert Craddock.