haunch
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For Ford and the Mustang Mach-E, it’s a pronounced rear haunch.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022
It’s unlikely that anyone was looking at a gray wolf tearing a chunk from a bison haunch and saying “That’d make a great dog.”
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2021
Someone prepared the carcass; another person cut the left haunch; another was responsible for incisions along the shoulder.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2019
A spiral-sliced haunch of ham sheathed with fresh yellow rings is a staple of my Christmas dinner.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2019
But Beatrice came forward without a word and led two of the men and their haunch of venison into the kitchen.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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