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hindquarter

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hind⋅quar⋅ter

  [hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-]
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–noun
1. the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
2. hindquarters, the rear part of an animal.
Origin:
1880–85; hind 1 + quarter
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hind·quar·ter   (hīnd'kwôr'tər)   
n.  

  1. The posterior portion of a side of beef, lamb, veal, or mutton, including a hind leg and one or two ribs.

  2. hindquarters The posterior part of a quadruped, adjacent to the hind legs.

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