hindquarter

[hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-]

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.

Origin of hindquarter

First recorded in 1880–85; hind¹ + quarter

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Examples from the Web for hindquarter

Contemporary Examples of hindquarter

I have tasted quite a few in the two years he and I worked on our book, Ham: An Obsession With the Hindquarter.
Easter's Top Five Hams
Mark Scarbrough
March 30, 2010

Historical Examples of 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. Whishaw
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.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling
Thomas Fleming Day

British Dictionary definitions for hindquarter

hindquarter

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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