HAUNCHED
Etymology
Adjective
haunched (not comparable)
Fitted with haunches (squat vertical support structures).
Source: Wiktionary
Haunched, a.
Definition: Having haunches.
HAUNCH
Haunch, n. Etym: [F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke,
hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.]
1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis
and the hip joint; the hind part.
2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of
venison. Haunch bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.
– Haunches of an arch (Arch.), the parts on each side of the crown
of an arch. (See Crown, n., 11.) Each haunch may be considered as
from one half to two thirds of the half arch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition