English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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hanch (plural hanches)

  1. Alternative form of hance

Etymology 2

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Noun

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hanch (plural hanches)

  1. Obsolete form of haunch.

References

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  • 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

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Verb

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hanch (third-person singular simple present hanches, present participle hanching, simple past and past participle hanched)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To snap at something with the jaws.