1. The hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
   "The dog settled its head on its master's haunch"
    
2. The loin and leg of a quadruped
   "The lion's powerful haunches tensed before it leaped"

Derived forms: haunches

Type of: body part, croup, croupe, hindquarters, rump

Part of: body, quadruped, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Haunch