hindquarter

American  

[hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-] / ˈhaɪndˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ- /

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.

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hindquarter British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of hindquarter

First recorded in 1880–85; hind ¹ + quarter

Example Sentences

I leap over Fern and land my front paws on Pebble’s hindquarters, sending her sprawling forward.

From Literature

Camera lenses on the creatures’ chests took photos of their surroundings, which were then churned through an artificial-intelligence filter before eventually shooting out from printers embedded in their hindquarters onto the fair floor.

From The Wall Street Journal

The one that Cassiopeia had been riding dropped into a crouch and shifted its weight onto its hindquarters, as if to pounce.

From Literature

Mule deer — with their white hindquarters and regal antlers — were first brought to the island in 1928 as game animals, according to Barton.

From Los Angeles Times

The source of all the trouble was a medication called betamethasone, which Baffert has steadfastly argued was administered in an ointment for a rash on Medina Spirit’s hindquarters.

From Los Angeles Times