haunch

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It was also a mountain lion that left claw marks on each side of my donkey’s haunches, having tried and failed to take him down.

From Washington Post

Barty clenched both fists as she dropped to her haunches, before running over to the side where she beckoned former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua, now a television analyst, on to court for a warm hug.

From BBC

The revelation of this Reader’s Digest-style condensation is that a “Long Day’s Journey” that’s easy on your haunches does little for your heart.

From Washington Post

The strangeness of the salon owner’s belt and haunches grazing Susannah’s face while he moves and she sits.

From New York Times

Over the past year, coronavirus vaccines have gone into billions of human arms — and into the fuzzy haunches of an ark’s worth of zoo animals.

From Seattle Times