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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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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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Words related to hindquarter

rear, tail, ass, posterior, back, back door, back end, backside, bottom, butt, rear end, extremity, hind, reverse, stern, tailpiece, behind, bum, derriere, fanny

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.

    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

  • If 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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