| 单词 | haunch |
| 例句 | He lifted me bodily and dragged me across the horse's flank until I could swing one leg over the animal's haunches. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Miss Wren took her hands off the bird and sat back on her haunches. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then, adjusting herself on her haunches for a moment, she went back to her methodical work. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He scratched Summer idly behind the ears as the direwolf tore at a haunch of meat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Without even a glance my way, he hunkered into a lopsided crouch, rear haunches raised, head down. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The horse, up to his haunches in it, slipped sidewise. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He gnawed the reindeer haunch, and a wild notion flew into Lyra’s mind as she remembered all those witches in the night sky; but she said nothing about that. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me,” said Tucker, settling back on his haunches. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he slid on his haunches, sometimes seedling trees held him till he was able to find sure footing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He sat back on his haunches and grinned at Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small, glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wolves sat on their haunches and watched the travelers through slanted eyes. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Taylor sat before the sculpture on her haunches, swiping mud across her cheeks in long, thick streaks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Holly struggled free of Bigwig and crouched on his haunches, scuffling his front paws and growling, as rabbits will when angry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard Parker’s fur lost its lustre, and some of it even fell away from his shoulders and haunches. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom he pulls back so hard he almost sits on his haunches. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He struck out and felt his claws score deeply along the back and haunch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He taps his snout with one claw before rising up on his haunches to sniff the air. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I found a place near the door with my back to the wall and sank down onto my haunches. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When it was no longer satisfied with the reach it had from behind the zebra, the hyena climbed onto its haunches. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She held it up, the bear was sitting up on his haunches with his paws up, there was a cork in his glass head and a few sticky crystals at the bottom. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Years later their own eyes would glaze as they cupped their chins in remembrance of the inchworm smiles, the squatting haunches, the track-rail legs straddling broken chairs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Other times he lowered the lamp over the ground, and squatting down on his haunches, peered into the dirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On the port rail, Gale the weasel sat up on her haunches, staring at Hazel expectantly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One storeroom offered potted hare, haunch of deer in honey, pickled cabbage, pickled beets, pickled onions, pickled eggs, and pickled herring. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But when she smelled Ghost, she sat down, on her haunches and yelped at them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was bleeding from a gash on her haunch, and instead of a thick brush, she thrashed the blackened whip of her tail. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The children followed her example, although Cassiopeia first sat on her haunches and had to be nudged to her feet by Alexander. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A backward question mark formed the lion’s head and chest, and a triangle to the left represented the lion’s haunches. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z If not, though, Antain would soberly sit on his haunches and look the child in the eye. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The twins squatted on their haunches, like professional adult gossips in the Ayemenem market. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Floor’s good enough for me,” said Pilate, and she squatted down on her haunches and lifted a branch gently from the basket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Summer sat back on his haunches and howled, while Shaggy dog wearied the net, shaking it in his teeth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He sees me coming and rises off his haunches. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “These haunches are too tight” “Don’t bend over.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Bruno sits on his haunches, in the middle of a blurry, pencil-sketched marketplace. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ghost sat on his haunches . watching, silent as ever. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pulled till I saw the big muscles of his haunches flatten and start quivering. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted on his haunches and rocked himself in the rain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With visible effort he rose on his haunches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Yes….But he hadn’t said anything about a haunch of smoked goat that had been found on the floor, with several large bites taken out of it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Its vaguely human body sank onto its haunches, and it slid its long front arms across the stone floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Yet for a long time the pig had led a charmed life, nonchalantly absorbing high-powered lead lumps in its thick haunches, or else—it being also a rather swift pig—escaping on the run unscathed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mole sat on his haunches, looking up at her, his tongue hanging out, his mouth drooling. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The fox nudged the toy free, took it between his teeth, and rose on his haunches to allow his boy to find him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Once finished, Songololo moved a few feet away, sitting on her haunches and staring at us. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He tightened his haunches to rise, then looked back in surprise. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As they did their count, Jon peeled the glove off his left hand and touched the nearest haunch of venison. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I rise from my haunches and walk to the doorway. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Pax rose on his haunches to be seen. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She had a heart problem that at times changed her pallor to a purplish hue and forced her to rest on her haunches to catch her breath. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “To one side,” Grandma said, “on one of your haunches. Then you let the skirts fan out on the floor. I only wore it that one day.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A second thought, however—that he must find his boy and see him safe—stirred him to rise again, first bracing himself on his forelegs before straightening his haunches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And he was missing a bit of fur from his left haunch, where a patch of skin showed through, the same shade as the wad of bubble gum stuck to his tail. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was his haunches I could see, and part of his back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The chimp sits on his haunches, eating fistfuls of cereal mixed with fruit and watching us with shiny black eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sure enough, there was Janina in the middle of the street, squatting on her haunches, hurling her voice, thumbing her nose at Buffo, taunting him in perfect imitation of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Butler planted his foot just above the creature’s haunches and tugged the weapon free. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Seems this job’d be easier if we could flush ’em out with fire,” Camey said, slapping the boar on the haunch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Gray rose to his haunches, agitated, and shared the behavior he had seen: A human turning away a starving neighbor, acting as if there were no food in his larder when it was full. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was sitting on its haunches, barely visible in the speckled light. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran to the fencerow where he had left two pieces of bread and the cuts from a particularly tender haunch of beef that Nancy had wrapped in a white cloth for him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed himself away from the cedar and sank to his haunches. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He was nearly always able to throw himself back on his haunches, grasp the springing animals in his great arms and hug them to death one by one, keeping the others off with snapping teeth. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z As soon as it felt the loathsome scratching weight descend on its exposed haunches, it gave a loud panicked whinny and bucked. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z An hour later the horses had been rubbed down and fed, the fire was crackling away merrily, and a haunch of a young goat was turning above the flames, spitting and hissing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The alpha wolf stood on his haunches and began to change. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Two shotgun pellets were buried in the muscle of the haunch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit, Fort,” Charles Wallace commanded, and Fortin-bras dropped to his haunches in front of the boy, a low growl still pulsing in his dark throat. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, he leaps, lifts off his haunches, and flies. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I sat back on my haunches and stared into the photo in my hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The dogs sniffed round it eagerly, and one of the mastiffs buried his teeth in a haunch until Farlen shouted him off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I sat back on my haunches, annoyed that my sorrowful thoughts had been not only interrupted but seemingly overheard. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But Beatrice came forward without a word and led two of the men and their haunch of venison into the kitchen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was incredibly muscular, yet his haunches were thin and his glossy coat hung loosely on his frame. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Dim yellow light through The rear window of the bar showed a vast pale form crouching upright and gnawing at a haunch of meat which it held in both hands. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The whatever-it-was crawled out from between the ties and into the sun, where it crouched on its haunches and leered at us with an unbalanced smile, as if imagining how our brains might taste. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He had never done anything in his life but run in terror down the lane, feeling the dog’s breath at his haunches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He throwed his front heels up so high that I slid right off his haunches. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit pulled his haunches up under him, straightened his forelegs, and pushed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought back a haunch of goat and a basket of fruits and vegetables. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I settled back on my haunches, the box slipping from my hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We faced each other, all on our haunches. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sat on his haunches and tried to clean his face with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Her page. She invites you to sup with her again. There's to be a haunch of venison, she says, a brace of stuffed geese sauced with mulberries, and—" "—her daughter," Tyrion finished sourly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It sat on its haunches in front of him, and it waggled its ears and crinkled its nose at him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was heavy, and with the zebra’s haunches being higher than its belly—and blood being slippery—the hyena started to slide into its victim. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He laughed and started toward the house, carrying the wrapped deer’s haunch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ghost backed off and sat on his haunches, watching. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His one remaining back leg jacked him up, and Runt rolled onto his wounded haunch with a yelp of pain. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Bigwig rubbed his nose quickly against Blackavar’s mutilated ear and sat back on his haunches as Woundwort came up to them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stopped dead and sat back on his haunches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A big swamp rabbit hopped out on the trail, sat on his haunches, stared at me, and then scampered away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Several were sitting back on their haunches, their claws scraping at the chalky stonewall that flanked the waterfall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Now she was twenty-nine, he thirty-eight, and the lemon-yellow haunches seemed not so far away after all. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At a carving station, a burly man in a white apron sliced roast beef from an enormous rare haunch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It sat on its haunches and stared at her, in the way the wolves did, its perfect coat glimmering in the moonlight. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Near where he stood an old man squatted on his haunches beside a great slab of alabaster, examining and blowing at a small hollow in one corner of it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Then he caps it, leans across, still on his haunches, and hands it to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When he reached the place where the river turned he adjusted the rifle strapped-to his back and dropped to his haunches. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The white pig, undisturbed, sat on her haunches and looked cheerful. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Beowulf was down on his haunches, scratching Reginald gently between the ears and murmuring to him in some mysterious doggie language. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Squatting on his haunches next to her, Salva shelled the nuts and ate them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A few more steps and I see Mr. Bender, sitting on his haunches, like I have seen three-year-old Jenna sit in the video discs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He sat on his haunches, raised his head, and howled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Several times he tried to find a grip and at last sat back on his haunches, at a loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around for my mother, but there was no one else on the raft Just this huge Negro, myself, and a big black and gray cat that was licking his haunches. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Gwenforte stands there, looking back at us, wet up to her haunches. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The children welcomed it, because the air was very cold now, and then came something even better: a haunch of something that might have been goat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When she speaks, I take the opportunity to take a break, and sit back on my haunches. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Then a bee whizzed past Enoch’s nose and buried its stinger in the haunches of the woman sitting astride him, and she squealed and leapt up. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He was sitting on his haunches and sampling from a crate of figs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z His laser tube thrust out, Rick spun and sank onto his haunches facing the flight of stairs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was only his appearance that was a little altered; his hide was less shiny than it had used to be, and his great haunches seemed to have shrunken. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z As the pit was opened, the eagle swooped down and seized in its claws the two rear haunches of the ox, along with a shoulder, and began to tear at it with a ravenous beak. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They would sometimes wake to find a haunch of venison just inside the door, or bear meat, a fish or two. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Pax rose on his haunches for a clearer view. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hazel rose on his hind legs, paused, and then sat back on his haunches, in full view. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on their haunches and barked, with their eyes fixed on the others. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Tía studies the picture and points at the haunches. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She sat back on her haunches like a huge dog. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z After swallowing several times, the bear put the jar down and turned back to gnaw his haunch of meat, heedless of Farder Coram and Lyra, it seemed; but then he spoke again. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As Joe sang, dogs sat on their haunches on the wooden sidewalks watching him idly, scratching their fleas in the rain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was a spurt of pain along his haunch, but he knew that he could move. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One sat down on its haunches just a few feet from her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Celia sat among the cheerleaders, like a hyena in front of a bloody haunch of meat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A handful of sternfaced young men sat on their haunches in the cab, Kalashnikovs slung on their shoulders. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sit, Fort,” Charles Wallace commanded, and Fortinbras dropped to his haunches in front of the boy, a low growl still pulsing in his dark throat. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The one behind utters a scream as it feels the tigress’s claws tear its haunch—then, wild-eyed, it plunges up onto the deck. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The dog sat on his haunches and wagged his tail at me, drooling. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I stumble forward and bounce off a horse’s passing haunch. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then he rose on his haunches to sniff for Runt and Bristle. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the moonlight, I could see Old Dan sitting on his haunches, staring up at the tree and bawling. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion kicked at Pretty’s haunches to speed her to a charge as the sailors urged him on with hoots and shouts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sitting back on their haunches, they were a good six feet tall, and their legs, arms, whatever you called them, bulged with muscle under their gray fur. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She stopped and sat back on her haunches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then the horse got up on its forelegs, its haunches heaved upright, and the knight sat up, lifting one steel gauntlet, as if to rub his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He settled back on his haunches in exasperation, looking at the pitiful clump of grass and twigs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Gripping the edge of Colonel Cathcart’s desk with both hands, he lifted his flaccid haunches far back on the corner to sit with both short legs dangling freely. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The least sideways glance, the merest toe stub, could pitch them into those creamy haunches spread wide with welcome. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a trick,” I whispered, resting on my haunches beside him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I moved to the center of the room, closer to where my friends stood sur-rounding Thelma, who sat on her haunches. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph sat back on his haunches and began his morning grooming. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She sits on her haunches and peels her orange. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She was sitting on her haunches staring up and bawling the tree bark. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, it sat up on its haunches, its button eyes fearfully darting around, wringing its tiny monkeylike hands in dismay. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The vixen bent to lick more dried blood from her sleeping brother’s haunch. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I found Golan sitting on his haunches with his head down and his back against the railing, the birdcage between his knees. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z His brother sat back on his haunches and lifted his voice in a ululating howl, his song black with mourning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When that was done, she sat next to Iorek Byrnison as he gnawed a haunch of reindeer that was frozen as hard as wood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He watched them disappear into the junipers of the wide canyon to the west, and then he switched his stubby tail around his haunches a few times, and trotted after them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They ran southeast, in the direction he wanted them to go, with tails straight out behind their manure-stained haunches, running more like deer than cattle, moving from thicket to thicket for cover, avoiding the clearings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When we arrived, he got to work, sitting on his haunches and spraying so much cleaner onto my tires that even from a distance it stung my eyes. How My Father Escaped Jail for Christmas 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z She weeps when a swan walks out of a river and sits down beside her, haunch to haunch, like a large, companionable dog. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z In a poem called “H. Res. 21-1: Proposing the Ban of Push-Up Bras, Etc.,” she catalogs our moles and blemishes and paunchy haunches and calls for an end to subterfuge. 'Slant Six,' Erin Belieu’s Latest Poetry Collection 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The strangeness of the salon owner’s belt and haunches grazing Susannah’s face while he moves and she sits. ‘Medusa’s Ankles,’ a Selection of A.S. Byatt’s Wildly Imagined Stories Across Three Decades 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z She recalls stories from the “ancient crones who chewed betel nut and spat its red juice while squatting on their haunches in the market,” and who spun stories about the dead. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Refugees’ couldn’t come at a better time 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The yellow lab with the perky haunches now lies prostrate on the Crawley rug. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Prayers for Isis 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z For her first New York solo show, “Wolf Whistles” at Shoot the Lobster, Athena Papadopoulos sewed pigskin and fabric into the shapes of butcher-shop fare, like haunches and sausage links. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z She sat down on her haunches and refused to move. In the documentary "Stray," dogs are "walking emblems of resistance against capitalism" 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z My hands go to my satin slip, and I feel my thighs under my palms, resilient haunches, ones of a woman, not a girl. How my husband forgot sex 2014-02-13T00:00:00Z She conjures images of a goddess squatting out a baby, of “the pungent odor of iron from the fresh blood of childbirth,” of the “power of the haunches” and “the spiritual placenta.” The Wild Woman Awakens 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z In order to "owl" correctly, one must perch on one's haunches while staring off into space, taking the position of that nocturnal bird. Owling is the new planking, and other made-up trends 2011-07-12T21:13:00Z Sitting on his haunches, the fox leaned back and clutched his fat, feather duster tail between his legs, the posture predestined for a cello player. Art in Bristol, England, Moves Beyond Museum Walls 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo strain her tender haunches” — unexpectedly made her emotional, she said. Arts & Leisure: Producer, Writer, Star and One Funny Mama 2011-04-13T20:03:14Z Serve a bunch of sliced tomatoes on the side alongside a haunch of crusty bread. What to Cook This Weekend 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z It casts a consumerist spell that makes you long more than you ever thought possible for place-card holders shaped like squirrels sitting on their haunches, or lollipop-colored vessels that were originally designed to rinse wineglasses. A Southern Home That Embodies Oh-This-Old-Thing Elegance 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Filling the center of an almost perfect square, a large horse lunges left to right, its bony haunches, washboard... Intimations of Medieval Mortality 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z But even city hams, the brine-cured haunches piled in supermarket cases, need to be treated with care if cooking for Easter. The Most Flavorful Easter Ham Starts on the Stove 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z I don't sell enough records to be able to sit on my haunches, so I have to get out there and tour. Portrait of the artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer 2010-03-29T21:30:00Z Crouched on her haunches, her arms wrapped tightly around her knees, she cowered in a fetal position. Mariusz Trelinski Brings ‘Iolanta’ and ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ to the Met 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z It was also a show about optical illusions, about flat surfaces and volume against various backgrounds, about cheekbones and haunches and heels and hair. Music Review: Rihanna at Madison Square Garden, Dressed for Battle 2010-08-14T01:00:00Z At one end of Jankovic’s table a majestic dark pink haunch of prosciutto was prominently displayed in a sort of a vise. In Transit Blog: In the Shadow of a Fortress, a Moveable Feast 2013-05-17T17:32:51Z Immense haunches of Serrano ham hang from the ceiling, and sardonic, battle-scarred barmen siphon wine from wooden barrels built into the wall. 36 Hours in Seville, Spain 2014-04-10T14:19:24Z The best she can muster is to pick up a stick and sort of gently prod the rat thingy's haunch. The five most pathetic female film characters of all time 2011-03-08T19:30:01Z Speaking of disasters, look how my daughter insists on crouching on her haunches instead of sitting on her butt, so she can hover over her plate like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. A mother's Thanksgiving prayer: children are miracles, but Lord help them! 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The haunch of top-quality beef hanging in the window announces the speciality, so this is not a top choice for vegetarians. 10 top tips from our Brussels correspondent 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps no American writer, with the possible exception of Tom Wolfe, so relishes the word “haunches.” Experiments Succeed — and Fail — Spectacularly in Robert Coover’s Lab 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z He carefully inspects a front hoof and runs his hand over the animal’s bristly haunches, then dutifully scribbles on a clipboard. Officials everywhere are now perpetuating the Santa conspiracy to your kids 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Prosciutto haunches hang overhead, driving the customers' little dogs that sniff the tile floors crazy. I remember Paris and I'm not alone. Share your 2-euros? 2011-02-07T17:21:04Z This is authentic witch’s brew, eye of newt and haunch of redneck, not chicken soup. Review: ‘Hannibal,’ by Thomas Harris 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Atypical of men’s wear brands, Bonobos has emphasized that women ogle men’s haunches; a 2009 advertisement declared, “Here’s your chance to tell women, ‘Hey, my eyes are up here.’ ” Skin Deep: For Men, a Gluteus More Maximus 2013-07-24T14:34:27Z Its back window, split down the middle, sloped into a dorsal haunch resembling its marine namesake. Behind the wheel of the Obama episode of Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Craig suggested, as any good butcher would, that “the ribs will be good fresh, and a pickling and brining process for the thighs and haunches should result in a product that is similar to ham.” Cormac McCarthy Loves a Good Diner 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z They swayed on their knees, leaned back on their haunches. Dance Review: Hula by Na Kinimakalehua at Montclair State - Review 2011-10-25T22:02:14Z They illuminated Lee’s head, the horse’s haunch, a patch of sky. Adam Pendleton Is Rethinking the Museum 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “One grave has, instead of a monument, a large wooden hobby-horse, buried to its haunches in the ground,” reads the article. Perspective | Leaving toys on graves was once seen as a strange D.C. cemetery custom 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The camera had captured the entire sequence, from the cougar latching onto the panicked burro’s haunches to the triumphant cat standing over its dead prey. First photos of cougars killing donkeys in Death Valley suggest big impacts for ecosystem 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Djokovic then dropped to his haunches and picked a blade of the Centre Court grass to eat in what has now become a customary celebration. Djokovic recovers against Kyrgios to win Wimbledon 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The poster showed a rat on its haunches, standing in the shadow of a giant version of itself. Jeffrey Escoffier, Health Official and Scholar of Gay Theory, Dies at 79 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The pair smoke the hearty haunches for three hours and can’t even begin to fathom how many they sell in a festival weekend, of which there are seven this season. Turkey legs, mead and oyster sliders: What to eat and drink at the Renaissance Faire 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Across Indonesia, the word calls up images of men and women at little warung eateries, sitting on low benches or on their haunches, smoking and snacking and talking. A Radical Collective Takes Over One of the World’s Biggest Art Shows 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The pair smoke the hearty haunches for three hours and can’t even begin to fathom how many they sell in a weekend at the festival, of which there are seven this season. Turkey legs, mead and oyster sliders: What to eat and drink at the Renaissance Faire 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z For Ford and the Mustang Mach-E, it’s a pronounced rear haunch. For Car Designers, E.V.s Offer a Blank Canvas 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z It was also a mountain lion that left claw marks on each side of my donkey’s haunches, having tried and failed to take him down. Opinion | If only city dwellers who love gray wolves knew what it’s like to live among apex predators 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Barty clenched both fists as she dropped to her haunches, before running over to the side where she beckoned former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua, now a television analyst, on to court for a warm hug. Barty triumphs to end Australian wait 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z The revelation of this Reader’s Digest-style condensation is that a “Long Day’s Journey” that’s easy on your haunches does little for your heart. Review | They’ve shortened O’Neill’s ‘Long Day’s Journey.’ It feels cut off at the legs. 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Over the past year, coronavirus vaccines have gone into billions of human arms — and into the fuzzy haunches of an ark’s worth of zoo animals. Why Don’t We Have a COVID Vaccine for Pets? 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Neesham was the batter who, in 2019 at Lord's, dropped to his haunches, head resting on his bat, after failing to see New Zealand over the line in the super over. When losing a semi-final isn't all bad 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z All season long, Djokovic seemed impregnable on both sides of the ball, taking everything perfectly on balance, haunches right over heels, and hitting out from his belt. Perspective | Novak Djokovic was after tennis history. Then he collided with the sport’s future. 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Evans dropped to his haunches in disbelief as his victory was confirmed on a Popyrin double fault. Evans battles into US Open fourth round 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Thiem looked to have blown his chance to break the Kyrgios serve, dropping to his haunches when a simple slice backhand went long. Thiem beats Kyrgios & crowd to advance 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Now on the bank of a clear mountain stream near the Missouri River’s headwaters in Montana, Pepin suddenly dropped onto his haunches and fixed his gaze on ecologist Megan Parker. Dogs put their noses to work saving wildlife 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Early Sunday morning, the neighbourhood is teeming with activity – women sit on their haunches washing clothes and utensils; half-soaped children scurry in and out of their baths; towel-clad men wait to brush their teeth. Saving a city millions of gallons of water – one tap at a time 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z “Two more just died in the last few minutes,” Tom Grant said as he inspected a lamb that had fallen to its haunches. Survivors survey Australian bushfire carnage as farmers bury their dead 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Includes solar panels on haunches to guard the perimeter of your home with minimal environmental impact. Opinion | IoG: Internet of Ghouls 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z A woman sat on her haunches singing songs to her dead son inside. Bloodied clothes and body bags: Kurds mourn dead in Syria 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Someone prepared the carcass; another person cut the left haunch; another was responsible for incisions along the shoulder. Is Amazon Unstoppable? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z A spiral-sliced haunch of ham sheathed with fresh yellow rings is a staple of my Christmas dinner. If you stan Hawaiian pizza, this adobo roast is for you 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z When Ishtar protests, Enkidu tears off one of the bull’s haunches and throws it at her, saying that he would happily have ripped off her limbs and thrown them at the bull. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z At first, he paced and sighed and offered other behaviors — lying down, sitting up on his haunches — apparently hoping that I might decide I wanted those instead. Letter of Recommendation: Dog Tricks 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z When you get close enough, you can see that the heads of the sphinxes are really cranes and the haunches steel gates. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z There was plenty of dogfighting, however, a spectacle in which the dogs’ owners are almost part of the fight themselves, slapping their dogs’ haunches and pushing them back into the fight, shouting encouragement. In Afghan Blood Sports, the Animals Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Smith tumbled face-first to the warning track before glancing up at the fence and then sitting on his haunches, his hands on his hips and a look of disgust on his face. Hedges’ homer bounces off Smith’s glove in Padres’ 6-3 win 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z “The rain risks falling on the vaulted ceiling and filling up what we call its haunches, or hollow sections, and that would put the arches at risk of collapse,” he said. Climbers brought in to help protect Notre Dame from elements 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z He leaned on my arm as he learned to balance on his haunches in what the professionals call a “sit pretty.” Letter of Recommendation: Dog Tricks 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Not every setback leaves the players on their haunches, staring off into the middle distance, wondering where it all went wrong. At Arsenal, a Little Less Bumbling, and a Lot Less Grumbling 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z It was bouncing around a little, but I was able to give it a shot in the haunch muscle.” Vet making last rounds at the end of his shift in this world 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The dogs were all resting patiently on their haunches, ears back, with wry grins on their lean faces. “A Refugee Crisis” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Like the Kolkata street vendor who squats on his haunches from fatigue and nausea. In India, summer heat could soon be unbearable — literally 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The remarkable comeback complete, Belgian players mobbed the goal scorer while their Japanese opponents slumped to the ground, some to their haunches and others flat on their backs. World Cup 2018: Belgium Shocks Japan With Stunning Rally 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The lamb haunch was not at all to my taste, but, given a choice between eating it and foraging for a puffin egg, I know which I’d choose. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z If you stand on your haunches to see over the tall grass, everything that sees you — the Thousand, the elil — will try to kill you. On the Unsettling Allure of ‘Watership Down’ 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Sitting on a plywood table just outside his house were ruby-red caribou haunches curing in the sun. Tanning seal hides on the edge of the world: A foothold in the global economy in rural Alaska 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Nowacoski rubs and scratches their haunches vigorously, sizing up their meat. Farmers Hit the Road to Reach Shoppers Before Amazon Does 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Outside homes all around town, ruby-red haunches cure in the sun and tangled piles of antlers rest on roofs. In doomed Alaska town, hunters turn to drones and caribou as sea ice melts 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The kitchen table was laid with homemade bread, butter, jam, a tureen of dried lamb tallow, and a haunch of fermented lamb. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z At the same time he missed a decisive chance and, seconds later, was found on his haunches as Bournemouth went up the other end to score. Premier League and Carabao Cup: 10 talking points from the weekend 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z And then, “look how close his steps are.” That proximity suggests the mammal was sitting on his haunches to search for food, much the way a squirrel might pose upright while nibbling a nut. Spectacular dinosaur stomping grounds discovered just outside D.C. 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z What ensued was an all-time classic that ended with a victorious Mardle on his haunches in tears of joy. A Phil Taylor v Wayne Mardle classic, football in the snow and an agile jockey 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z After circling the car and prodding its haunches like it was a prize steer, Tab, my wife’s uncle, sniffed at Cadillac’s choice of using plastic plating rather than steel. I brought a self-driving car home for the holidays — and no one cared 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Fox 7 was so shokked he just sat with haunch on ground and tung lolling out, along with the wide eyes of being complete lee astonish. ‘Fox 8’ by George Saunders: a fantastical tale from the Man Booker winner 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z They have been in and out of dumpsters with cubs waiting expectantly alongside on their haunches for the results. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Except for his large head and broad front haunches, he is small enough to be mistaken for a pony. I’ll get my goat: Kazakhstan's ancient sport for modern times 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Coyotes watch ominously, leaning down on their haunches in attack preparation. MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Wind River’ more an indictment of U.S. Indian policy than murder mystery 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z But when the dogs debarked on a lawn overlooking the Statue of Liberty, she went right into professional mode — haunches up, head low and forward, eyes focused — and began circling Max. Two Dogs on a Wild Goose Chase on Governors Island 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z A small, lean dachshund that made himself comfortable on the chubby haunches of his collie-like canine housemate. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Rush gently dug his fingers into Luna’s haunches. The Dog in the Dentist’s Chair, and Other Workplace Pets 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z With a brush, he carefully applied watercolor paint and gouache, creating a detailed drawing of a red squirrel standing on its haunches and intently gnawing on something held tightly in its front paws. Perspective | Museum quality: Check out these two squirrels, one historic, one prehistoric 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z A sleeping T. rex likely settled down on its haunches, belly and chest flat to the ground, perhaps curled up to tuck its formidable muzzle against its side, with its tail wrapped around. Bloodthirsty chomp-monster or sensitive lover? Time to rethink Tyrannosaurus rex | Brian Switek 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z His head twisted almost upside down and his body all but paralyzed, the bald eagle sat on its haunches, talons clenching, while two humans neared to put him in a cage. Bald eagle population threatened by lead poisoning, US scientists warn 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z At the end, as Bayern celebrated the final goal in a 5-1 mauling, Sánchez was crouched by the touchline on his haunches looking utterly stricken, a man rather worryingly apart. Arsène Wenger’s exit music grows louder after Arsenal capitulate in Munich | Barney Ronay 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Cats sit with closed eyes, resting on their haunches on all of the horizontal surfaces. Cat fight: Barb Horton’s passion is to save cats and put them to work. Not everyone thinks that’s a good thing. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The second set was a more one-sided affair and Evans sank to his haunches and banged his racket on the court in frustration after being broken for the second time. Tearful Muller wins in Sydney for first tour title 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Is it a man in a top hat? or a rabbit resting on its haunches? Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z A haunch of aged British beef starts to brown on a rack high above the flames. Chef April Bloomfield’s Country Retreat 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z When they are not being milked, they jostle haunch to haunch in file. Cow Dung Goes High Design 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z To help humanitarians, Nigeria’s army must secure major roads and push forward into smaller towns, instead of sitting on its haunches. Hunger games 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Michael O’Neill stared into the middle distance as Kyle Lafferty covered his face in his green shirt, Jonny Evans sank to his haunches and despair was writ large on the Northern Ireland players. Poland’s Arkadiusz Milik consigns Northern Ireland to Euro 2016 defeat 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z It naps with its head aloft but sleeps like a swan, with its head on its haunches. How the Giraffe Got Its Neck 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z It posted a video, captured from internal security cameras, of the man shuffling around on his haunches draped in a child’s colourful print duvet, rifling through drawers for valuables. Undercover crook: thief filmed hiding under duvet as he burgles New Zealand house 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z A woman with big haunches sat astride a stool next to a parked scooter; she was peeling onions into a steel plate and laughing. An Intimate Novel of a Terror Attack 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The woman fell back on her haunches, groaning. The human is late to feed the cat : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Will he ignore a slightly ill-formed haunch on behalf of an exhibitor friend? Westminster Dog Show Judge Is Alone on Center Stage 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z “It was like Tiepolo emerging from the studios of Venice, where the rounded Grecian haunches of the murals on the Palladian domes hung in the atmosphere like clouds,” Mr. Wolfe wrote in a famous passage. George Barris, Car Artist, Dies at 89 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The long, grey, subzero winters of the Hi Line have chewed on the haunches of these tired structures like wolves. Anti-government group clashes with retirement community 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z He manages three, then rests on his haunches, throwing his head back and stretching his arms out again, like Jesus. From Usain Bolt to 'Donkey Man' – how Jamaica stays so fast 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Rows of men and women are gathered in its narrow lanes, some sitting on their haunches. Water mafia: Why Delhi is buying water on the black market - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Shoes off, we rocked awkwardly on our haunches while the 15 or so men who had escorted us to the Hosseinieh dispersed to gather glasses, thermoses of tea and sugar lumps. ‘It’s not like Argo’: the trials of a tour guide in Iran 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The bottom crest was a fierce, furry animal—a bear or a wolf—sitting high on its haunches. The Movie Star and the Missing Totem Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z The creature sat on its haunches on the roof of an old chicken coop in one sighting. Ohio’s ‘Minerva Monster’ subject of documentary 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Teeth establish age, whiskers provide DNA, blood and feces provide information about diet and metabolism, and ultrasound scans of the haunches establish percentages of body fat. The Longest JourneyTo Catch, and Protect, a Deer 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z To the thump of loud dance music, four tigers roll over in succession and then raise themselves on their haunches. Tiger farms stoke Chinese demand for tiger wine and rugs, putting wild cats in peril 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Bobo is still weak; his back legs are nearly withered and tremble when he sits on his haunches. Lost in New Mexico, Bobo finally comes home 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z When the calf kicked up, he needed to lean forward off its haunches, and when it broke to the side, he had to keep his butt down, centered and correct. The Ride of Their Lives 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Bent-over elderly women carry huge sacks on their backs, men with weathered faces sit on their haunches by the roadside, and North Korean children appear noticeably smaller than their South Korean peers. North Korea’s capital, with its water parks and new buildings, coddles the elite After following fresh tracks by dogsled, Hershey shot a female polar bear with a yellowish tint that was 8 feet 6 inches tall, sitting on its haunches. Hunters’ fight to bring polar bear trophies home 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z “In a very short time we saw everyone drop off their haunches and meld together on this issue,” Bachmann added. After Border Bill Passage, Conservatives Crow About New House Leadership 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z But if you really wanted to eat well, and you were an especially early early American, there was nothing quite like a good haunch of gomphothere. Here's the Weirdest Thing Early Americans Ate 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z You're sitting down on your haunches, and your thighs are burning. Andy Serkis keeps fit for his shape-shifting roles 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Photograph: Observer Virtually every exterior panel has been redesigned to give a lower, longer, sleeker shape – and you'll struggle to keep your hands to yourself when you see the distinct creases on its muscular haunches. Bentley Flying Spur: car review 2013-06-23T09:30:01Z Atlas sits on his massive hydraulic haunches at the leading edge of robotics. Darpa Robotics Challenge: the search for the perfect robot soldier 2013-06-10T19:19:00Z Others, sitting on their haunches, carefully swirl the dust in shallow plastic buckets. Gold rush could help transform Uganda's wild west 2013-06-05T23:22:46Z I met an old lady who sat on her haunches outside her quarters, winnowing rice grains. India Ink: Why the Return of Kashmiri Pandits is Still A Distant Dream 2013-06-03T06:59:30Z Seven or eight cattle merchants were sitting on their haunches at the edge of the threshing floor when we got there, smoking cigarettes as they waited for the butchers to show up. Mo Yan: “Bull.” 2012-11-19T05:00:00Z Admittedly, the Golf strayed a bit over the years, it gained weight, developed haunches. Hewlett-Packard keeps losing the plot 2012-10-15T10:43:24Z An alley cat sniffed around the edges of the stone, then sat on its haunches nearby, watching. Young Afghan Lives, Lost in the Fog of War 2012-09-15T19:03:40Z If the little man had been a tailor all his life, he could not have sat more contentedly upon his haunches. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Starting forward then instantly to her side, he seized the bridle of De Hericourt's horse, and forced the animal back almost upon his haunches. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z My father would lift me off his shoulders, squat down on his haunches ten feet or so from the merchants, pull out a crumpled pack of cigarettes, and remove a crooked, damp cigarette. Mo Yan: “Bull.” 2012-11-19T05:00:00Z But these horses were dragged into the chasm, sometimes dropping on their haunches, and at other times plowing along with the fore feet braced well ahead. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Pull you mount together, so as to throw his weight upon his haunches, not upon his shoulders. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Sitting on his haunches with his arms clasped round his bent knees, he nodded his crimson tarboosh until his head found a rather uncomfortable resting-place on his clasped hands. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Always in a bikini despite her curvelessness, the top stretching over these corded pectorals and the bottom cupping a rippling fan of haunch muscles. Junot Díaz: “Miss Lora.” 2012-04-16T04:00:00Z The word is, in this sense, used as synonymous with “gillie,” the faithful personal follower of a Highland chieftain, the man who stands at his master’s “haunch,” ready for any emergency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Note how he plasters himself, laying the wounded side underneath, and then, setting down on his haunches, buries all the wounded parts in the ooze. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z I was about to shoot, when suddenly he kicked, and then endeavoured with a jerk to throw himself backward on his haunches. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Now and then you come upon an old fountain of stained marble and dim faience about which men are squatting on their haunches to wash their faces and hands and their carefully bared arms. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Nearest the lectern, several mice sat on their haunches, whiskers twitching. Animals Exposed to Virtual Reality Hold an Emergency Meeting 2012-03-22T15:15:00.233Z The front of the head is not in contact with the haunches of the fore-legs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z We might have had a smoking haunch of venison that morning, but it would have lacked that fine moral quality which the game law withheld. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z He then squatted, native fashion, on his haunches on the floor and left us, as before, by vanishing suddenly. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Look at their grand, shaggy feet, that seem to grasp the firm earth, at the patient strength of their necks bowed under the heavy collar, at the mighty muscles of their struggling haunches! The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Before I had time for many qualms, the horseman, a dark figure, lurched on us through the gloom, pulled his horse on to its haunches, and, with raised hand, cried to us to deliver. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z When once stalled the dog team sits on its haunches, welcoming a rest, and watches events composedly. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z It is not pleasant to slide a horse on his haunches down into one of these chasms without knowing where one is to bring up. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The man jerked his horse to his haunches by the side of the triumphant thoroughbred, dropped a rein to the ground to keep him, sprang from the saddle, and stepped toward her. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z He slipped and floundered and scrambled down the point; at times almost sitting on his haunches to keep the rush of his descent within safety and retain control of his balance. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z In his deep perplexity and trouble, Dmitar took the saddle off his courser, Flung it on the courser’s nether haunches, And he fled alone to Belgrad’s fortress. Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z She sat upon her haunches and took the cub between her hind legs, and fought the dogs with her paws. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z As said before the animal lay just as it had fallen, so that both haunches were in plain view, did any one take the trouble to step around. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z Beside me, on their haunches, crouched my captors, alert and curious, dressing their ears to the distant noises. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z On the inside the haunches are cut to receive the timbers of the first-floor, just at the turn of the arch. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Far ahead of them in the moonlit road they saw Sandhelo stop suddenly and slide his rider over his head into a snowdrift and then sit down on his haunches beside her like a dog. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Morton declared that they had been coasting down this slope on their haunches, and this opinion was supported by the fact that Dr. Kane did, at another time, see bears thus coasting! North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z On this another, and then another, must break a lance with her: but Marion stuck her great arms upon her haunches, and held the whole room in play. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "Consider yourself fortunate, eh?" he repeated, rising to come into the thicket and squat on his haunches beside me. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Once, when he thought he was really making progress in this direction, she placed her two large hands upon her haunches, and wagging her head, remarked, "Does monsieur think me blind?" The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z “Hi, look at the rabbit,” shouted Pitt, pointing out an inquisitive bunny that sat upon his haunches under a tree, “to see the parade go by.” The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z The cub could not keep up with its mother, so she turned back, put her head under its haunches and threw it some distance ahead, intimating to it to run, while she faced the dogs. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Coercion and relief were two reins in his skilled hands wherewith he sawed the mouth of poor rawboned Rosinante, till the harried animal came down upon its haunches. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z And my lord's view, Mr. Vaughan, is that he who hits the buck should have the haunch. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z A detachment of soldiers, taking a short cut, had come upon the carriage, and, springing on the bits, had thrust back the horses on their haunches. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z And then, if he happened to pass anything unusual in the street he had a way of sitting back on his haunches and holding up his front feet and looking at them. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Two riders were following a little behind the rest, when one, catching sight of a familiar drapery among the trees, pulled back his horse upon its haunches. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z In the humane impulse of the moment, disregarding the danger to himself, he darted in front of the horse, arrested him on the very brink of the pit, and threw him back on his haunches. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z The long whip on the off side will prevent him from throwing his haunches in. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z By all means let the educational publishing concern rest on its haunches for awhile; the new scientific primer, with the quite original arrangement of its comparative tables, supplied a comfortable cushion. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Following this tramp will be a bloodhound; and when he asks for food, the bloodhound will crouch for employment on his haunches, and the drool of anticipation will run from his loose and hanging lips. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z Grinding his teeth, he twitched the rein so sharply that Typhoon, beflecked with foam, fell back upon his haunches. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Once he found a hold on the left haunch and held it until his victim shook loose by rolling. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z In a very brief time the long whip can be dispensed with, and all inclination to throw the haunches in will cease. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Having made one bold and successful leap, the educational publishing concern of Gilbert Foot and Co. seemed disposed to sit awhile on its haunches. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z One of those battering hoofs that were playing for him so nimbly caught him on the haunch. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The horse bounded into the air with a scream of pain, sank on its haunches, and rolled over on its side. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Maclay ran an exploring hand through the magnificent tawny coat, from head to haunch; then along the dog's furry sides. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The use of reining back is to bring the greater weight from the horse's forehand to his haunches, to collect him and make him light in hand. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z The unknown rider reins his steed back on his haunches right in the path of a broad-shouldered militiaman. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z Then, growing impatient, he reared himself on his haunches in order to scratch with both paws at once. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z "Stand still!" he shouted, striking her on the haunch. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Having squatted on his haunches for a little while, the beast dropped to a walking position, and strolled about, sniffing deeply at the foot of each sapling which held a human occupant. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z Keep his forehand well up, and his haunches under him. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Lynx, lingks, n. a genus of Felid�, with the body elevated at the haunches, long fur, a short tail, the ears tipped with tufts of hair.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The hordes of his assailants were within a dozen paces of him, when suddenly they stopped, thrusting out their forefeet with violence and going back upon their haunches with low snarls. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Sometimes he made her small presents, 'a carbuncle which his father the Emperor Frederick had valued,' or a haunch of venison off which she could 'feast at some dinner or supper.' The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z Instinctively he stuck out his hands, and he felt them strike the broad haunches of the horse. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z The pace can scarcely be too slow, but every step must be taken up to the bridle, the horse's forehand up, and his haunches well under him. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z The wild storm makes his lair in thy branches, Preying thence on the continent under; Like a lion, crouched close on his haunches, There awaiteth his leap the fierce thunder, Growling low with impatience. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z He was sitting on his haunches just the other side of the dying fire. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z He leaned back with one hand supporting his weight on the haunches of his mount, and whooped his mirthful derision to the open heavens. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z We sat on our haunches and watched the performance. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Most likely at first the horse will throw his haunches out a little, and the rider slightly lose her position. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z By the time we began breakfast there were more than forty of these little beggars squatting on their haunches near the table. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Then she looked at the bear, still sitting on his haunches a little way up the road, and she laughed at him. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z He came slowly and unsteadily over, and squatted on his haunches above the prostrate figure. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z When not walking, he is either sitting cross-legged on the ground, or squatting with his haunches resting upon his heels. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Not twenty yards from the house, and sitting on its haunches in the snow, was an object that at first Neale thought was a dog. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z On drawing aside the purda, I beheld the whole establishment seated in full conclave on their haunches round the door. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He settled himself back upon his haunches to spring into the wagon. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Newt Spooner was squatting on his haunches in the trench, with a pipe between his teeth. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z They sit on their haunches and walk flat-footed, like a bear, leaving a track from their hind feet like that of a dwarf baby. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z The gophers that made their burrows in the trail had lost their usual briskness, and sat up on their haunches until the wheels were almost upon them. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z From the dorsal angle of the scapula to the point of the haunch, D, D. 6. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z There was the bear, a few paces up the road, calmly sitting on his haunches, waiting. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z To his amazement, however, the wolf did not turn and bolt away from the burning log, but withdrew a few yards only, and sat there again on its haunches, staring, staring as before. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Another turn along on his hands and haunches took him just that much nearer the object of his solicitude. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z The teams were obviously nervous, and the pole-horses now and then lifted their haunches to hold back the load, although they did not feel much of its weight. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The width of the crupper, from one haunch to the other, often very slightly exceeds its length.’ Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z As if daunted by the terrific buffet he drew back, upon his haunches, seeming to shrink to half his size. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Chita sat on his haunches and looked at Python in astonishment, his big black head low hung, and a sneer of great unbelief on his mustached lips. The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z He was armed with a short spear, and he crept up to the beast on his hands and knees, and then, rising, dug the weapon into the elephant's haunch. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z On either side of the broad hearth-stone a hound sat on his haunches, looking gravely, as only a hound in a meditative mood can, into the glowing fire. How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas 2011-12-13T03:00:24.207Z The width of the crupper or of the haunches, taken from the inferior points of the angles of the ilia. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z How glad he would have been to hear even the squeal of his enemy, the pig, or to feel the impetuous broom of Mrs. Jabe harassing his haunches! Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Keeping well under cover, Allan went on and on, determined if possible not to go back without a lordly haunch of venison on his shoulder. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z The animal stiffened, erect for a moment, and then sank slowly back on its quivering haunches and dropped. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He was the first to confess that the haunches or side foundations of his bridge had not sufficient strength to bear the strain of the lofty and expansive arch he had imposed upon them. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The crupper, from the point of the haunch to that of the buttock, D, F, is always less than that of the head. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z Woof wagged his haunches more coaxingly than ever, and took another hopeful step forward. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z It wanted nothing more than this to give Allan and his friends an appetite for the haunch of mountain mutton that awaited them on their return to the castle. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Jerking his horse to its haunches he leaped off it just as Antonio wiped the blood from his eyes and jerked loose his Remington six-shooter. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The tunante is struck in the haunch," said they, "and before dogs, would run for hours: he would reach the big pinales, six leagues away. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The contractions of these two opposite extremities are, mutually the one to the other, causes and effects, that is to say, the stiffness of the neck induces that of the haunches, and reciprocally. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Feigning death, which, indeed, was no great feigning for him at that moment, he succeeded in deceiving the unsophisticated Woof, who drew back upon his haunches to consider his triumph. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Allan’s haunch of venison smoked on the board; and Stevenson, Mitchell, and the mate of the Trefoil had been invited to partake, as there was plenty for everybody, and some to send forward afterwards. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z The captain didn’t see the haunch, but invited all the officers of the ship to dine off it. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z But scarcely had he passed his hand over the animal's haunches when he found at his side the gipsy, obsequious, familiar, treating him as though he had known him all his life. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z As soon as the haunches yield to the pressure of the leg, the rider, to cause the perfect equilibrium of the horse, will immediately draw upon the rein opposite to this leg. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z With a chorus of snarls, the disappointed pack brought up abruptly, checking themselves back upon their haunches. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Bran sat up on his haunches, and young Allan placed his hand on his head. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z But somehow it wasn’t delivered until just as the haunch was being removed from the table, having been declared to be excellent. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z But Frederick seized the horse by the bridle, and with a violent jerk forced the animal back upon its haunches. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z It is here that we will be enabled to appreciate the good effects and the indispensable necessity of suppling the neck and haunches. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z "The child certainly does look well on horseback," she remarked, resignedly, as Black Agnes's shining haunches disappeared round a clump of laurels. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z He has been sitting on his haunches,—you can see it by the snow. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z In the rock, too, are broad depressions bearing the marks of coarse hair, where one creature had apparently sat on its haunches in order to use its fore limbs to the best advantage. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z It would sniff about the heap and then sit upon its little haunches and cry quiveringly. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z The pretended hardness of mouth proceeds in this case from the bad position of the head caused by the stiffness of the neck and the faulty construction of the loins and haunches of the horse. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Afterwards, a saddle or haunch of Welsh mutton was placed at the master's end of the table, and at the lady's end a boiled turkey. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Present State of Australia" says: "A full-sized 'wool man' at bay always sits on his haunches, and when he rises to move forward, he stands four, or four and a half feet high. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Both drivers, perceiving that their zeal was excessive, endeavoured to avoid disaster by dragging their steeds back upon their haunches. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z This much Terry saw during the last minute in which the equipage arrived, dashed half-way past, and there was pulled short with a suddenness which set the two horses on their haunches. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z The suppling, partial and general, of the neck and haunches. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Sitting on their haunches, facing the rising sun, not a word was spoken. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z It sits upon its haunches, and takes its food in its fore paws. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Mrs. Punch is at home, and has promised all her friends haunches of venison as soon as they arrive! Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z They were buttoned tight round the body above the haunches, so as to keep up without braces. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z At the beginning, this leg should be placed as far back as possible, and not be used until the haunches bear against it. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Furthermore, should the pony bolt, it can be stopped by pulling its head close to its haunches, thereby making it impossible to continue its race. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z So, again, in the hind-quarters, the haunch is set obliquely to the true thigh, the thigh, at the stifle joint, to the upper bone of the hind-leg, which at the hock makes another angle. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z A fierce yell greeted my evolution, and the wolves, slipping upon their haunches, sailed onward, presenting a perfect picture of helplessness and baffled rage. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The soldiers pressed after, and, following in the space they had cleared, came a chariot, a legate in full armor driving, his charioteer crouching on his haunches in the rear of the car. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z I have placed the rotation of the shoulders around the haunches in the nomenclatere of stationary exercise. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z “Serve her right if we pull her over on her haunches and drag her down with us,” added Joan. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z It was a haunch of a sambhur which I had shot two days before. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z She felt the quivering of the beast when, for a moment, he reared on his haunches. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Twice he tried to shove past us before giving up, sitting back on his giant haunches and sighing impatiently. Trek of a Lifetime: Encountering Rwanda's Gorillas Up Close 2011-10-12T16:35:37Z The simple mobility of the haunches is one of the exercises that I have pointed out for the elementary education of the horse. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Bed′-sores, painful ulcers that often arise in a long confinement to bed, esp. over the bony prominences of the body—the lower parts of the spine, the haunch bones, the heel, and the elbow.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Making a hole between the bones of a haunch Bechan passes a length of this fibre through and knots it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Quick as a flash, she stooped, took a great haunch of venison Dr. Brown had sent to her father, and flung it behind them. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z The Northern Bears stand upon their haunches to oppose their brutish strength. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z A. After the suppling of the neck and haunches. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Then, suddenly, his hind legs slipped and he sat down on his haunches like a dog, tangled in the rope and unable to move. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Then it takes all our combined strength to lift the haunch and bear it to where Khartoum is still patiently waiting. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Another hole on the flank of the equine portion of the Centaur, between the ribs and haunch, shows where the end of a skin, hanging down from the back, may have been attached. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The Northern Bears rear back Upon their haunches, that their brutish strength May blindly us oppose. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Easy and regular movement of the haunches, comprising ordinary and reversed pirouettes. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z With that he threw the mare on her haunches, stood up in the stirrups, waved his burnous, uttered a cry and rode away, in a cloud of graceful gestures. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z We fired; and the shock of my heavy bullet in the skull drove him back on his haunches in the undergrowth. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The hind quarters are half turned over, the animal lying on the right haunch. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z In Chapter I, "a hunch of buck" was changed to "a haunch of buck". The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z He will also commence the exercise de deux pistes at a walk, as well as the rotation of the shoulders around the haunches. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z In the characteristic posture of threat for defense, the vole crouches, or rears back on its haunches, with snout elevated and incisors prominently displayed. Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) 2011-09-19T02:00:13.453Z Then speaking to her dog in her own language, he sat down immediately on his haunches and never moved a muscle until she spoke to him again. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Reining in so suddenly as almost to throw his panting bay upon his haunches, he vaulted lightly to the ground and stood before the lieutenant, his face beaded with sweat and his eyes glaring. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z The animals settled themselves on their haunches to enjoy the music. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z A. By the methodical and separate suppling of the jaw, the neck, the haunches, and the loins. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Here the Bukoyemskis burst into such mighty laughter that their horses were put on their haunches. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Of course that lovely haunch of tender venison was the pièce de résistance, while an immense plum-pudding brought up the rear. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The burrs stick fast to their feet, they sit on their haunches to try to get them off, and so fall an easy prey to the boy hunters. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z "Now these are the Laws of the Jungle, and many and mighty are they; But the head and the hoof of the Law and the haunch and the hump is—Obey!" The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z They consist in suppling the neck to get the horse in hand, and then, by the aid of the legs, and afterwards slight use of the spurs, in bringing his haunches nearer the centre. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z When they had ridden to the enemy the horses rose on their haunches and plunged into the dense crowd of robbers, trampling some, pushing others to the quagmire, overthrowing whole lines of people. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Their horses, pushed to the centre, rose on their haunches, or fell on their backs. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Roasting is done by spitting your haunch of venison or other large piece of meat upon a stick two to four feet long and sharpened at both ends. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Also, before my arrival he had killed an August doe, and a haunch was now a-roasting and filling my nostrils with a pleasant odour. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z In his excitement he squatted down on his haunches, for all the world like a man encouraging a whippet. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z The beast was on its haunches and howling so dreadfully that every one shivered. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Basia grasped the bridle, and with that a dull crack was heard; both hind legs of the horse sank through the ice as far as the haunches. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The name “Sitting Bull,” for example, is drawn as a buffalo bull sitting upon its haunches, with front feet in the air and tossing head. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Pan Andrei raised the pipe to his mouth, and whistled so shrilly that the nearest dragoon horses rose on their haunches. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The horse reared back on its haunches, frightened at the sudden halting. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z He had one very miserable fowl for sale, and he squatted on his haunches near the gate, heedless of the fact that his offer had been twice refused. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Diogenes, under the impression that he was being directly addressed, got up and moved nearer to Mr Musgrave and sat on his haunches, looking with his bulging, affectionate eyes into Mr Musgrave’s face. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z When the bear becomes completely tired, he seats himself upon his haunches, and turns this way and that, so as to always keep his face to the dogs. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z Coming back, she saw two red squirrels sitting on their haunches at the foot of an oak-tree, eating nuts. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z And he wriggled his large, bounder's back upon the piano stool, wriggling upon his well-filled haunches. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z But the men were hungry and took the food; and presently the two umfaans drew nearer to the fire, and, squatting on their haunches, awaited with ox-like patience the emptying of their bowls. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z The obedient soldiers sprang aside, the little knight rushed on and closed with the Swede, the horses of the two stood on their haunches. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z There was nothing for it but to stand straight in the animals' path, catch their heads, and throw them back on their haunches. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Their character and intentions will never be known, for Sylvia abruptly drew rein—throwing her horse on his haunches as she did so—then she turned in her own length, and awaited her gratuitous escort. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z He was in high feather, wriggling his large haunches on his chair and waving his hands. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z His sides had fallen in, and his haunch bones stood out. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z That moment the sergeant coming up, reined his horse on his haunches, and began to speak with a panting voice: "Captain!--" The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Before reaching his destination, however, he stopped and squatted on his haunches, calmly surveying the scene before him. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z And when a lawn-mower strikes a twig, it stops suddenly on its haunches with such impatience to be off again. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Twice had I, in the thick of the woods, come on the half-flayed and mangled carcasses which had been left to waste or to feed the wolves after tenderloins and haunches had been cut away. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Relaxing as best I could, I exhaled and sunk back on my haunches, then slowly shifted until my legs were crossed. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Pan ran round the islet, sniffing at the water’s edge, and then, finding nothing, returned to the raft and sat down on his haunches. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Another man had leaped forward, and brought the horse to his haunches. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Only when arbitration and soft terms fail shall he offer a haunch of his own fair flesh. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The horses of both were thrown on their haunches. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Then the dog sat up on his haunches and began to howl. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z Mark dared not touch Bevis or tell him, for he fancied a larger rabbit was sitting on his haunches at the mouth of a hole fringed with fern. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z As the first dog nipped his haunches he plunged into the black waters. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Then they canter, making wide leaps at right angles to their path, and sit listening upon their haunches. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Suddenly down it goes, and the squirrel raises himself on his haunches to listen to some suspicious sound, holding his forefeet something like a kangaroo. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z His tail began slowly to lash backwards and forwards, beating the ground fiercely; then I saw the haunches of the lithe body crouch up, the shoulders draw back. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z He stops dead, as if petrified with astonishment, sitting on his haunches. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Bruin persistently neared, rising on his haunches frequently so as the better to see E-tuk-i-shook, who had arranged himself like a seal as a decoy. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z But Homer never speaks of broth, Antiphanes says, He never boil'd the legs or haunches, But roasted brains and roasted paunches, As did his sires of old. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Half an hour after leaving the swineherd, a rabbit is found sitting on his haunches, motionless, with the head drooping on one side. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The milker sits on his haunches, his knees up to his chin, and the roughly-constructed narrow jar pressed between them. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z As he threw the panting pony upon its haunches, his companions gathered about him to learn what had sent him racing across the plain. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z The horse stopped short on its haunches, its mouth full of bloody foam. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z Every snap, haunch, grunt, groan, and yell in the fight is heard. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z When they had consumed it they squatted on their haunches and, with their heads drooped forward on their knees, went off to sleep for the night. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z He sat back on his haunches, his face lean and ghastly by the candle-fight. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z As it reached the park, the deer was dragged to its haunches. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z But in the middle of the gorge, Y�gof, having turned round, sat down upon a stone, and the five wolves round him, still sniffing the air, squatted on their haunches in the snow. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The horse should at all times be taught to go on his haunches. Graceful Riding A Pocket Manual for Equestrians 2011-07-12T02:00:27.770Z The strong young arms drew the horse suddenly down on his haunches and the old man lurched forward. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z The instant it fell, the pursuing bronco rushed and headed off the other, winding the rope about his legs; then suddenly sitting back upon his haunches he waited, with ears back, for the shock. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z He made a bound forward, and the same minute the two dogs nearest him sprang open-mouthed, one of ’em taking a clear mouthful outer the haunch. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z Just look at the brute—squatting on his haunches when he ought to be getting things together. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Also, the carriage of the horse becomes greatly improved; his head is maintained in its correct position, and he is compelled to work correctly on his haunches. Graceful Riding A Pocket Manual for Equestrians 2011-07-12T02:00:27.770Z Clutching the bridle-rein of her horse, he drew the animal down upon its haunches—at once putting an end to the pursuit. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z A deep murmur from the listeners, who, squatted on their haunches, with bodies bent eagerly forward, drink in every word the wizard speaks. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Our horses rose on their haunches, and next moment the wind whistled in our ears. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Then Mary Carmichael, with a terrified face, came galloping up to Baby Jane, and pulling up on her haunches, panted out the words: 'The Flanagans have mutinied!' Baby Jane's Mission 2011-07-03T02:00:10.693Z ‘I think if I were to take a bite out of your haunch you would jump better,’ said the wolf, giving a snap at her as he spoke. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z How the rich juices follow the carving knife as it slides, almost of its own weight, through the roasted haunch! The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z He set his horse on his haunches, wheeled and waited for her, face white, those eyes so dark, so accusing. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z From that moment to the moment when the horses were almost flung upon their haunches by the sudden jolt with which Dave pulled them up was a matter of seconds only. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z The driver of the carriage, seeing the revolvers pointed at him, pulled up his horses so suddenly that they fell back upon their haunches. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z The old couple paced majestically away; the cubs squatted funnily on their haunches and looked at me with quaint curiosity. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Professor Zepplin's pony whirled on its haunches, then began climbing the rocks, with the agility of a squirrel. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z As he made it the man spoke and with a wrench she set the brown back on his haunches and whirled him about. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z I fired at the largest bull; he lurched half-way round, sinking partly on his haunches. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z After going for about two hundred yards Koos hauled the horses back almost upon their haunches, and the cart suddenly stopped. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I will now, for thy sake, be what the world calls frank, namely, shameless, for verily I had rather uncover my haunch than my heart, and am less red when I do so. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z A white hoof shot out catching the black on the side of the head, sending him staggering to his haunches. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z “Oh! what’s that?” gasped Ruth, as Freckles settled back upon his haunches and showed very plainly that he had no intention of passing the bowlder. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z |
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