hanch

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hænt͡ʃ/, /hɑːnt͡ʃ/
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Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

hanch (plural hanches)

  1. Alternative form of hance

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

hanch (plural hanches)

  1. Obsolete form of haunch.

References[edit]

  • 1886, A haunch. The Squire zend 'em a beautiful hanch o' venison. — Frederick Thomas Elworthy, The West Somerset Word-Book. A Glossary of Dialectical and Archaic Words and Phrases used in the West of Somerset and East Devon.

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

hanch (third-person singular simple present hanches, present participle hanching, simple past and past participle hanched)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To snap at something with the jaws.
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