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   haunch

   /hɔːn(t)ʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.
   • ▪ the leg and loin of an animal, especially a deer, as food: "haunch of venison"
   • 2. the side of an arch, between the crown and the pier.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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