hindquarter

== English == === Alternative forms === hind quarter, hind-quarter === Etymology === From hind +‎ quarter. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ/ === Noun === hindquarter (plural hindquarters) Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal. (in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment. (metonymic, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “hindquarter” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.