HIP, n. The projecting part of an animal formed by the osilium or haunch bone the haunch, or the flesh that covers the bone and the adjacent parts the joint of the thigh.
To have on the hip, to have the advantage over one a low phrase borrowed probably from wrestlers.
Hip and thigh, complete overthrow or defeat. Judges 15 .
HIP, To sprain or dislocate the hip.
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