hanch
English
Etymology 1
Noun
hanch (plural hanches)
- Alternative form of hance
Etymology 2
Noun
hanch (plural hanches)
- Alternative 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.