noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AY1 N D K W AO2 R T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:HH AY1 N D K AO2 R T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Human behind, butt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, metonymically, plural-normally
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4
noun
Meaning 4
the back half of a side of meat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut, cut of meat
History
Etymology
From hind + quarter.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
бут
(but)
— rear half of a side of an animal
Dutch:
achtereinde
— rear half of a side of an animal
Dutch:
achterhand
— rear half of a side of an animal
Finnish:
takaneljännes
— rear half of a side of an animal
Hungarian:
farhát
— rear half of a side of an animal
Irish:
ceathrú deiridh
— rear half of a side of an animal
Swedish:
bakfjärding
— rear half of a side of an animal
Swedish:
bakbog
— rear half of a side of an animal
Tagalog:
pamahuli
— rear half of a side of an animal
Arabic:
تَالِيَة
(tāliya)
— hind leg of a quadruped