hindquarter
Americannoun
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the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
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hindquarters, the rear part of an animal.
noun
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one of the two back quarters of a carcass of beef, lamb, etc
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(plural) the rear, esp of a four-legged animal
Etymology
Origin of hindquarter
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Ahmed Suliman, who runs his namesake cafe, serves a Middle Eastern menu of cabbage rolls, flageolet bean stews and chicken hindquarter with shatta and garlic sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
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
Still Justify did not race as a 2-year-old, something Elliott Walden, president and chief executive of WinStar, attributed to a pulled muscle in his hindquarter that sidelined him for 60 days.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2018
The owner decided where and when the hunt would take place, and in the event of a kill, he’d receive the choicest portion of the meat, usually the hindquarter.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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