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hindquarter

hindquarter

9 7.3
The back part of an animal used for meat like steaks
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪndˌkwɔrtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuarto trasero
  • The next cut separated hindquarters from the belly.
  • horses' hindquarters
  • legs and hindquarters
  • scratching her hindquarters

Examples

  • We are the happy ones, not only to be here tonight, but for the beautiful hindquarter of pork you sent us.

    Emma (1996)

  • Several yards away, Kitten sat on her hindquarters, staring down the slope of the ground under the trees.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • In a pan on top of a nearby oven lies the hindquarter of another roasted lamb.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The back legs were sturdier, the hindquarters more heavily muscled.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Nervous, the horse turned its hindquarters away from Kurt as he snatched up the reins.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Temple was spared an immediate reply as the horse swung its hindquarters around, forcing her to move out of its way.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The wolves raced through the trees and over the meadow, playfully nipping each other's hindquarters.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The chef prepared a delicious roast using the hindquarter of beef.

  • We were served a succulent dish made from the hindquarter of the lamb.

  • After butchering the animal, the butcher showed the hindquarter as the prime cut for steaks.

Synonyms

haunch
vshindquarter
3 8.3

The back upper leg area of an animal often used as meat

is the full rear half of a side, not only loin and upper leg

Surface Forms

hindquarter singular
hindquarters plural

Morphology

hindquarter = hind + quarter (semi-transparent) = hind + quarter

The components 'hind' and 'quarter' are clear, but the specific usage referring to a meat cut (a rear portion of an animal) is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable by all learners.

Etymology

Hindquarter comes from hind, which means 'back', as in 'behind', and quarter, which means 'part' or 'one of four parts'. So a hindquarter is the back part of an animal, often sold or cut for meat.