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haunch bone
noun
- the ilium or hipbone.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haunch bone1
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Example Sentences
The ileum terminates near the right haunch-bone, by a valvular opening into the colon at an obtuse angle.
The ascending colon passes upward from the right haunch-bone to the under surface of the liver.
At the left side, it turns, and descends to the left haunch-bone, and is called the descending colon.
Phao heard his teeth crack on a haunch-bone and grunted approvingly.
I gave a portion of it to each of the Fenian chiefs, and there remained none for my own share but a haunch bone.
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