What does "hindquarter" mean?

Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.

How do you pronounce "hindquarter"?

Pronounced //ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ//.

//ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ// noun

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Noun

1
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
2
the back half of a side of meat wordnet
3
The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment. in-plural
"While Major was speaking four large rats had crept out of their holes and were sitting on their hindquarters, listening to him."
4
Human behind, butt. derogatory, metonymically, plural-normally

"While Major was speaking four large rats had crept out of their holes and were sitting on their hindquarters, listening to him."

From hind + quarter.

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