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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.

Origin of hindquarter

First recorded in 1880–85; hind¹ + quarter

Words nearby hindquarter

hindi, hindmost, hindoo, hindooism, hindoostani, hindquarter, hindrance, hindsight, hindu, hindu calendar, hindu kush

Example sentences from the Web for hindquarters

The hindquarters and lower thighs (value 10) must be well muscled and very strong.

Hunting Dogs |Oliver Hartley
The hindquarters, though strong, should be lighter in proportion to the forequarters.

A Manual of Toy Dogs |Mrs. Leslie Williams
A favorite place was the hindquarters of a gorgeous gilded deer that swung with the wind on the roof of the barn.

Little Brothers of the Air |Olive Thorne Miller
The bear reared on its hindquarters and whimpered, brushing at its eyes with its forepaws.

Polaris of the Snows |Charles B. Stilson

Vesta was riding a big brown gelding, long-necked, deep-chested, slim of hindquarters as a hound.

The Duke Of Chimney Butte |G. W. Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for hindquarters

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