hanch
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /hænt͡ʃ/, /hɑːnt͡ʃ/
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Etymology 1
editNoun
edithanch (plural hanches)
- Alternative form of hance
Etymology 2
editNoun
edithanch (plural hanches)
References
edit- 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
editVerb
edithanch (third-person singular simple present hanches, present participle hanching, simple past and past participle hanched)
- (transitive, intransitive) To snap at something with the jaws.