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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
hanch (plural hanches)
- Alternative form of hance
Etymology 2
Noun
hanch (plural hanches)
- Obsolete form of haunch.
References
- 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
Verb
hanch (third-person singular simple present hanches, present participle hanching, simple past and past participle hanched)
- (transitive, intransitive) To snap at something with the jaws.