hindquarter
[ hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]
/ ˈhaɪndˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ- /
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.
Words nearby hindquarter
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Examples from the Web for hindquarter
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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.
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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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