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hindquarter

[ hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]

noun

  1. the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
  2. hindquarters, the rear part of an animal.


hindquarter

/ ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtə /

noun

  1. one of the two back quarters of a carcass of beef, lamb, etc
  2. plural the rear, esp of a four-legged animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hindquarter1

First recorded in 1880–85; hind 1 + quarter
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Example Sentences

I have tasted quite a few in the two years he and I worked on our book, Ham: An Obsession With the Hindquarter.

Vasilice used to have a faint mark of an old brand, a mere scar on the off hindquarter.

They are bad things to strand on a sand-bar or flat, the bottom of the boat sucking like a leech to a turtle's hindquarter.

If he hesitates, pass the hand behind the waist and strike the near hindquarter.

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