Haunch vs Haunce - What's the difference?
haunch | haunce |
(anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
(architecture) A squat vertical support structure.
Leaped aside, and at a distance
Sat erect upon his haunches . * 1894 — *: Now these are the Laws of the Jungle,
and many and mighty are they;
But the head and the hoof of the Law
and the haunch and the hump is -- Obey! * 1916 — *: While Heracles, - the thews and cordage of his thighs
Straitened and strained beyond the utmost stretch
From quivering heel to haunch like sweating hawsers. * c.1918 — *: The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city
on silent haunches and then moves on.
As a noun haunch
is (anatomy) the area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.As a verb haunce is
(obsolete) to enhance.haunch
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{{timeline, 1700s=1735, 1800s=18?? 1855 1894, 1900s=1916 1918}} * *: But I had no time to pursue these reflections; for the gray horse came to the door, and made me a sign to follow him into the third room where I saw a very comely mare, together with a colt and foal, sitting on their haunches upon mats of straw, not unartfully made, and perfectly neat and clean. * 18?? — *: On the rough-hewn oaken table the venison haunch was shared. * 1855 — , III *: And the rabbit from his path-wayLeaped aside, and at a distance
Sat erect upon his haunches . * 1894 — *: Now these are the Laws of the Jungle,
and many and mighty are they;
But the head and the hoof of the Law
and the haunch and the hump is -- Obey! * 1916 — *: While Heracles, - the thews and cordage of his thighs
Straitened and strained beyond the utmost stretch
From quivering heel to haunch like sweating hawsers. * c.1918 — *: The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city
on silent haunches and then moves on.