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hind (hīnd)

adjective hinder hind′er, hindmost hind′·most′ or hindermost hind′er·most′

back; rear; posterior

Etymology: ME hinde, short for hindan, from behind: see hinder

hind2 definition

hind (hīnd)

noun pl. hinds or hind

  1. the female of the red deer, in and after its third year
  2. any of various groupers (genus Epinephelus) of the S Atlantic

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger hinde < IE base *em-, not having horns (as applied to horned animal species) > Gr kemas, young deer

hind3 definition

hind (hīnd)

noun

  1. in N England and Scotland, a skilled farm worker or servant
  2. Archaic a simple or boorish peasant; rustic

Etymology: < ME hine (with unhistoric -d) < OE hina, earlier higna, generalized < gen. pl. of higa, member of a household: for base see hide

Hind definition

Hind

  1. Hindi
  2. Hindu
  3. Hindustan
  4. Hindustani

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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