Hip

[A. S. hype, hypp; Goth. hups; Ger. hüfte.] The protuberant or projecting part of an animal, formed by the haunch-bone and the flesh upon it; the haunch; the joint of the thigh. See HIP-JOINT. B ( Arch .) The external angle formed by the meeting of the sloping sides of roofs, which have their wall-plates running in different directions. IMG:content-0584.png:[blocks in formation] PISH.