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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hindquarter¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hind ¹ + quarter

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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg