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hindquarter
[ hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]
/ ˈhaɪndˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ- /
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noun
the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
hindquarters, the rear part of an animal.
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How to use hindquarter in a sentence
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.
The Romance of the Woods|F. J. WhishawThey 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.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming DayIf he hesitates, pass the hand behind the waist and strike the near hindquarter.
Maids Wives and Bachelors|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
British Dictionary definitions for hindquarter
hindquarter
/ (ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtə) /
noun
one of the two back quarters of a carcass of beef, lamb, etc
(plural) the rear, esp of a four-legged animal
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