hindquarter

Etymology

hind + quarter

noun

  1. Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
  2. (in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
  3. (metonymically, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt.

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