haunch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
  2. noun the loin and leg of a quadruped

WordNet

Haunch noun
Etymology
F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913