Note A — Chapter XXI · PORK CUTTINGS
Reading edition
The hench-bone is the flat portion of the hip-bone that remains attached to the socket joint of the ham when the hog is split. The slip bone is the portion of the hip-bone that lies in contact with the back-bone near the end of the loin.
[B] The cushion is the fat butt of the ham where the tail piece is cut off.