01 n. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.
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1.
The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.
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2.
The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions.(Arch.)
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3.
In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.(Engin)
Phrases & compounds
Hip bone —
the innominate bone; -- called also haunch bone and huckle bone.
Hip girdle —
the pelvic girdle.
Hip joint —
the articulation between the thigh bone and hip bone.
Hip knob —
a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge.
Hip molding —
a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing.
Hip rafter —
the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof.
Hip tile —
a tile made to cover the hip of a roof.
To catch upon the hip —
to have or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from wresting.
To smite hip and thigh —
to overthrow completely; to defeat utterly.