haunches

I had come to suspect these anyhow — after so many decades, was he still looking to set his thin haunches on the hard ground of a graveyard, and in icy winter to boot?

What Happened to the Baby? 2006

I had come to suspect these anyhow — after so many decades, was he still looking to set his thin haunches on the hard ground of a graveyard, and in icy winter to boot?

What Happened to the Baby? 2006

You can sink down on your haunches, which is a little archaic but can be used in fantasy I suppose, though I'm not sure what the connotations are there.

weekly nathreee 2009

Hi, I’ve takenaphoto of the horsephonic mounted, note that there’s no saddle as I’ve sold it to a friend4 years ago, so the components are not very well positioned and the breeching behind the haunches is a bit too low, however, I’ve turned the thing on and played one program while I was posing.

Horse-O-Phonic 8-track saddlebag system « raincoaster 2006

Her horse was back on its haunches, the weight of her body on the reins; but her head was turned and her eyes were on the falling Comanche.

Jack London's Story - Moon Face: Planchette pg 3 of 3 2010

And the human voice, the voice of a god, issuing from the throat of the tiny, snow-white bird, had made Michael go back on his haunches, while, with eyes and nostrils, he quested the steerage for the human who had spoken.

CHAPTER XI 2010

Leaning back on his haunches, he considered his options.

Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

So he sat on his haunches, conspicuously in an open space, and challenged the hawk down out of the sky.

The Law of Meat 2010

The rat sat up on his haunches and casually licked a trickle of blood from his paw before using it to flip Sweet Tooth the bird and darting off down the hall.

Snap Harry B. Sanderford 2011

Naked men standing in clusters of three vomited on another naked man on his haunches.

Ii Phaser | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009