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haunchless

haunchless adjective: without a haunch.

Adjective

haunchless (not comparable)

  1. Without a haunch.
    • He hustled his pants around his haunchless hips. The weight of the pistol tugged on his trousers.2012, Jason DeYoung, “The Funeral Bill”, in The Best American Mystery Stories 2012, page 7

Origin of haunchless

From haunch + -less.

Questions about haunchless

What does haunchless mean?
Haunchless means without a haunch.
What part of speech is haunchless?
Haunchless is an adjective.

Words near haunchless in the dictionary

  1. haunches
  2. haunchier
  3. haunchiest
  4. haunching
  5. haunchings
  6. haunchless
  7. haunchy
  8. hauncing
  9. Haunebu
  10. Haunebus
  11. Hauns

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