hindquarters

hindquarters
hindquarters hindquarters n. 1. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits; teh buttocks.

Syn: buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass. [WordNet 1.5]

2. the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks.

Syn: croup, croupe, rump. [WordNet 1.5]


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