hindquarter

[ hahynd-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]

noun

1. the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
2. hindquarters, the rear part of an animal.

hindquarter

/ ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtə /

noun

1. one of the two back quarters of a carcass of beef, lamb, etc
2. plural the rear, esp of a four-legged animal

Word History and Origins

Origin of hindquarter¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hind ¹ + quarter