haunches

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Kneeling beside her, Dr. Kristen Miller swiftly tapped hair-thin needles into the dog’s back and haunches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Incoherent hieroglyphs plate the walls, plastic pharaohs stand guard in the check-in lane, and taxis idle under the haunches of a gargantuan Sphinx.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

On their haunches, they scratched and loved up Syd.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

And few spots were as unappetizing as Zuul’s spike-covered haunches, which were within striking distance of its club.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Iorek Byrnison sat back on his haunches and waited, forepaws in his lap.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman