Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HAUNCH, or HANCH
HAUNCH, or HANCH, n. [Fr. hanche; Arm. hoinch; Sp. It. and Port. anca.]
- The hip; that part of the body of man and of quadrupeds, which lies between the last ribs and the thigh. Encyc.
- The rear; the hind part. [Not used.] Shak.
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