haunch
Example Sentences
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For Ford and the Mustang Mach-E, it’s a pronounced rear haunch.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
It’s unlikely that anyone was looking at a gray wolf tearing a chunk from a bison haunch and saying “That’d make a great dog.”
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
A spiral-sliced haunch of ham sheathed with fresh yellow rings is a staple of my Christmas dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2019
It was bouncing around a little, but I was able to give it a shot in the haunch muscle.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2018
Yes….But he hadn’t said anything about a haunch of smoked goat that had been found on the floor, with several large bites taken out of it.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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