hindquarter

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US/ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ/

noun

Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.

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Meanings

nounhindquarter (plural hindquarters)

plural hindquarters · alternative hind quarter · alternative hind-quarter

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

    While Major was speaking four large rats had crept out of their holes and were sitting on their hindquarters, listening to him.

    1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC
  3. derogatorymetonymicallyplural normallyHuman behind, butt.

Origin

From hind + quarter.

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Translations

Arabic تَالِيَة
  • تَالِيَة (tāliya)hind leg of a quadruped
Bulgarian бут
  • бут (but)rear half of a side of an animal
Dutch achtereinde, achterhand
  • achtereinderear half of a side of an animal
  • achterhandrear half of a side of an animal
  • achtereindehind leg of a quadruped
  • achterhandhind leg of a quadruped
  • achtereindehuman behind
  • achterwerkhuman behind
  • achterstehuman behind
Finnish takaneljännes, takajalka
  • takaneljännesrear half of a side of an animal
  • takajalkahind leg of a quadruped
  • ahterihuman behind
German Hinterhand, Hinterteil
  • Hinterhandhind leg of a quadruped
  • Hinterteilhuman behind
Hungarian farhát
  • farhátrear half of a side of an animal
Irish ceathrú deiridh, ceathrú deiridh
  • ceathrú deiridhrear half of a side of an animal
  • ceathrú deiridhhind leg of a quadruped
Norwegian Bokmål akterende, akterspeil
  • akterendehuman behind
  • akterspeilhuman behind
Swedish bakfjärding, bakbog
  • bakfjärdingrear half of a side of an animal
  • bakbogrear half of a side of an animal
Tagalog pamahuli, pamahuli
  • pamahulirear half of a side of an animal
  • pamahulihind leg of a quadruped
Cite this entry
APA

hindquarter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindquarter

MLA

“hindquarter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindquarter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hindquarter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindquarter.

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