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Noun: hindquarters  'hInd,kwor-tu(r)z
  1. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    "he deserves a good kick in the hindquarters";
    - buttocks, nates [technical], butt [N. Amer, informal], backside, bum [Brit, informal], buns [N. Amer, informal], can [N. Amer, informal], fundament, hind end, posterior, rear [informal], rear end [informal], rump, stern [informal], seat, tail [N. Amer, informal], tail end, tooshie [informal], tush [N. Amer, informal], bottom, behind, derriere, bahookie [UK, dialect, informal], botty [informal], heinie [US, informal], duff [N. Amer, informal], booty [N. Amer, informal], patootie [US, informal], tushy [N. Amer, informal], derrière
     
  2. The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    - croup, croupe, rump
Noun: hindquarter  'hInd,kwor-tu(r)
  1. The back half of a side of meat

Type of: body part, cut, cut of meat

Part of: bird, birdie [informal], body, quadruped, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Hindquarters

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