WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hind•quar•ter /ˈhaɪndˌkwɔrtɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Zoology hindquarters, [plural] the rear part of a four-legged animal.
hind•quar•ter
(hīnd′kwôr′tər, -kwô′-),USA pronunciation n.
- the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- Zoology hindquarters, the rear part of an animal.
- hind1 + quarter 1880–85
'hindquarters' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
croup
- crutch
- crutchings
- daglock
- ham
- mandrill
- rump
- sit
- dingleberry
- hindquarter
- two-track