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

The extra legs extended from the right hindquarter and appeared to be of no use, dangling beside her wagging tail, as she walked a bit awkwardly in a video shot before the operation.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

Big Smokin Hawk, known outside the show ring as Mini Pearl, is a sorrel mare on whose left hindquarter the letters S, I and D are branded.

From New York Times • May 4, 2021

That first evening, we had a dinner of rommegrot, a kind of sour-cream porridge, and spekemat, the pungent, cured reindeer meat sliced thin from a hindquarter in the kitchen.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2018

Butcher manager Allie Christian and Aniel both set to work on the hindquarter with flexible, wicked sharp boning knives, while Dawson took a hand saw to the forequarter.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2018

“For you this will be plenty,” pronounced Tata Ndu, pointing at the same skimpy hindquarter in the dirt.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver