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hind

1

[hahynd]

adjective

  1. situated in the rear or at the back; posterior.

    the hind legs of an animal.

hind

2

[hahynd]

noun

plural

hinds ,

plural

hind .

  1. Zoology.the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.

  2. any of several speckled serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.

hind

3

[hahynd]

noun

  1. a peasant or rustic.

  2. Scot. and North England.a farm laborer.

Hind

4

abbreviation

  1. Hindustani.

Hind.

5

abbreviation

  1. Hindi.

  2. Hindu.

  3. Hindustan.

  4. Hindustani.

Hind.

1

abbreviation

  1. Hindi

  2. Hindu

  3. Hindustan

  4. Hindustani

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hind

2

/ ɪԻ /

noun

  1. a simple peasant

  2. (in N Britain) a skilled farm worker

  3. a steward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hind

3

/ ɪԻ /

noun

  1. the female of the deer, esp the red deer when aged three years or more

  2. any of several marine serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, closely related and similar to the gropers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hind

4

/ ɪԻ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) (esp of parts of the body) situated at the back or rear

    a hind leg

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hind1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English hinde, hint (adjective) “hind, rear, back,” shortening of bihinde(n) (adverb) “in the rear, in back,” from Old English behindan (preposition and adverb) “behind; from behind, at the back”; cognate with German hinten; behind, hinder 2

Origin of hind2

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hinde, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish hind, Old High German hinta ( German, Low German Hinde )

Origin of hind3

First recorded before 1000; alteration of Middle English hine “a household, servants (collectively), a servant,” probably from Old English (Anglian) īԱ, ī()Բ, genitive of ī (equivalent to West Saxon īɲ “members of a household, domestics”); hide 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hind1

Old English īԱ, from īԲ, genitive plural of ī servants

Origin of hind2

Old English hind; related to Old High German hinta, Greek kemas young deer, Lithuanian ú hornless

Origin of hind3

Old English hindan at the back, related to German hinten; see behind , hinder ²
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According to AJP, workers were filmed holding piglets by their hind legs and slamming them to the ground, using a banned method of killing the animals known as "piglet thumping".

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The canine rises up on its hind legs in an almost prayer-like pose that fuses desire and fealty.

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That’s why watching swearing Aussies fall in love while they care for a scruffy pup with wheel-aided hind legs is the soothing balm our brains need right now.

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But the first visitor it recorded was dangling from its hind legs like a Squirrel du Soleil acrobat feasting on the bird seed.

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Once fully grown, the dogs are taller than most people when standing on their hind legs and can weigh anywhere from 110 to 175 pounds — making them one of the largest recognized dog breeds.

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