• (n.) Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. • (n.) The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/haunch/
An extension, knee-like protrusion of the foundation wall that a concrete porch or patio will rest upon for support. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20933
one side or the shoulder of the broad base to a wallhead chimney; also the side of an arch between its crown and its pier. (Illustration) Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935
Haunch (hänch; 277) noun [ French hanche , of German origin; confer OD. hancke , hencke , and also Old High German ancha ; probably not akin to English ankle .] 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/18