haunches

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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

Swiatek instantly dropped her racquet and dropped to her haunches, bursting into tears on the court before hugging Muchova when she came around the net.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

At the time, it referred to the sheep and cattle whose carefully manufactured temperaments, plump haunches, and passivity in the company of humans made them suitable objects for commodification.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

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

She dropped to her haunches, head cocked to her left.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker