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hindquarter

/ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ/

hindquarter noun: either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.

Noun

hindquarter (plural hindquarters)

  1. Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
  2. (in plural) The 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. (derogatory, metonymically, plural-normally) Human behind, butt.

hindquarter meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

hindquarter in Tamil

பின்காற்பகுதி

hindquarter in Tagalog

rear half of a side of an animal
pamahuli
hind leg of a quadruped
pamahuli

hindquarter in Arabic

hind leg of a quadruped
تَالِيَة tāliya

Forms of hindquarter

pluralhindquarters
alternative formhind quarter
alternative formhind-quarter

Origin of hindquarter

From hind + quarter.

Questions about hindquarter

What does hindquarter mean?
Hindquarter means either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
What is hindquarter in Tamil?
Hindquarter in Tamil is பின்காற்பகுதி. See Hindquarter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hindquarter?
Hindquarter is a noun.
How do you pronounce hindquarter?
Hindquarter is pronounced /ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of hindquarter?
The plural of hindquarter is hindquarters.

Words near hindquarter in the dictionary

  1. hindpaw
  2. hindpaws
  3. hindpocket
  4. hindpockets
  5. Hindpool
  6. hindquarter
  7. hindquarters
  8. hindrance
  9. hindrances
  10. hindraunce
  11. hindraunces

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hindquarter (page history and authors); hindquarter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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