haunches

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Incoherent hieroglyphs plate the walls, plastic pharaohs stand guard in the check-in lane, and taxis idle under the haunches of a gargantuan Sphinx.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

When United attacked, Guardiola regularly dropped to his haunches.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

The British automaker, known for two-seat convertibles with a high coolness quotient, serves this vehicle up with scissor doors and rear haunches that convey power.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

The poster showed a rat on its haunches, standing in the shadow of a giant version of itself.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2022

Iorek Byrnison sat back on his haunches and waited, forepaws in his lap.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman