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

And few spots were as unappetizing as Zuul’s spike-covered haunches, which were within striking distance of its club.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small, glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams