| 释义 |
haunch
\ˈhȯnch, -ä-, -ȧ-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English haunche, from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch hanke hip, haunch
1.
a. : hip 1a(1)
b. : hindquarter 2 — usually used in plural
2. : hindquarter 1
3. : either side of an arch between the springing and the crown : the part of an arch bounded by vertical lines drawn through the crown and the outer extremity of the extrados and by horizontal lines drawn through the crown and the spring point
4. : the tapered end of a tenon
5. : the shoulder of a highway — usually used in plural |