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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.

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Origin of hindquarter

First recorded in 1880–85; hind1 + quarter

Words nearby hindquarter

hindgut, Hindi, hindmost, Hindoo, Hindoostani, hindquarter, hindrance, hind shank, hindsight, hind tit, Hindu
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Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST

  • 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
/ (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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