Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HIP, n. [Sax. hipe, hype, hypp; G. hüfte; D. heup; Sw. höft; Dan. hofte. It coincides with heap, Sax. hype, and probably signifies a mass or lump.]

The projecting part of an animal formed by the haunch bone; the haunch, or the flesh that covers the bone and the adjacent parts; the joint of the thigh. To have on the hip, to have the advantage over one; a low phrase borrowed probably from wrestlers. Hip and thigh, complete overthrow or defeat. Judges xv.