2. Noun. variant of haunch ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hanch
1. to snap with the jaws [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hanch
Literary usage of Hanch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"HAUNCH, or hanch, the Hip, or that part of Haunch the body between the la!l ribs
and the thigh. II HAVRE, in geography, &c. a French term ..."
2. Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706 by Francis Evans, David K. Robertson (1903)
"A hanch spent at Hartl. io. i Buck kil'cd and spent at Hartlebury and Wore*. 22.
i Buck killed and carryed to Oxford. Sep. ..."