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hind

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hind 1  (hnd) also hind·er (hndr)
adj.
Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.

[Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

hind 2  (hnd)
n.
1. A female red deer.
2. Any of several fishes of the genus Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

hind 3  (hnd)
n.
1. Chiefly British A farm laborer, especially a skilled worker.
2. Archaic A country bumpkin; a rustic.

[Alteration of Middle English hine, household servants, possibly from Old English hne, genitive of hgan, hwan, members of a household; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

hind1
adj hinder, hindmost, hindermost
(prenominal) (esp of parts of the body) situated at the back or rear a hind leg
[Old English hindan at the back, related to German hinten; see behind, hinder2]

hind2
n pl hinds, hind
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the female of the deer, esp the red deer when aged three years or more
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several marine serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, closely related and similar to the gropers
[Old English hind; related to Old High German hinta, Greek kemas young deer, Lithuanian szmúlas hornless]

hind3
n (formerly)
1. (Historical Terms) a simple peasant
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (in N Britain) a skilled farm worker
3. (Historical Terms) a steward
[Old English hīne, from hīgna, genitive plural of hīgan servants]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hind - any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
grouper - usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas
Epinephelus, genus Epinephelus - genus of groupers or sea bass
Epinephelus adscensionis, rock hind - found around rocky coasts or on reefs
2.hind - a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
Cervus elaphus, red deer, wapiti, American elk, elk - common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
Adj.1.hind - located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

hind
adjective back, rear, hinder, posterior, caudal (Anatomy) Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs.
Translations
hind1 [haɪnd] ADJ [leg, foot] → trasero, posterior
he could talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey (Brit) → habla hasta por los codos
hind2 [haɪnd] N (hinds or hind (pl)) → cierva f

hind [ˈhaɪnd]
adj [legs] → de derrière
he could talk the hind legs off a donkey → c'est un vrai moulin à paroles
nbiche f

hind:
hindmost
adj superl of hind2hinterste(r, s)
hindquarters
plHinterteil nt; (of carcass)Hinterviertel nt; (of horse)Hinterhand f

hind1
n (Zool) → Hirschkuh f, → Hindin f (poet)

hind2
adjHinter-; hind legsHinterbeine pl; hind feetHinterfüße pl; hind pawsHinterpfoten pl; the horse reared up on its hind legsdas Pferd bäumte sich auf; he can or could talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey (inf)er kann einem ein Ohr or die Ohren abreden (inf)

hind1 [haɪnd] adj (leg) → posteriore
he would talk the hind leg off a donkey (fam) → parla come una macchinetta
hind1 [haɪnd] adj (leg) → posteriore
he would talk the hind leg off a donkey (fam) → parla come una macchinetta
hind2 [haɪnd] n (Zool) → cerva
hind2 [haɪnd] n (Zool) → cerva

hind1
n hind [haind]
a female deer, especially of the red deer. hinde, ooi أيْلَه، أنثى الأيِّل сърна laň hind die Hirschkuh ελαφίνα cierva emahirv گوزن ماده hirvilehmä biche אַיָלָה हिरनी košuta szarvastehén rusa betina hind cerva 雌じか 암사슴 elnė briežu māte rusa betina hinde hind łania corça căprioară самка оленя laň košuta košuta hind กวางตัวเมีย dişi geyik 母(紅)鹿 лань مادہ ہرن hươu cái 雌鹿

hind2
adj hind [haind]
at the back (usually of an animal) a hind leg. agter- خَلْفي заден zadní bag- Hinter-... οπίσθιος trasero taga- عقبي taka- de derrière, postérieur אֲחוֹרִי पिछला stražnji hátsó belakang aftur- posteriore うしろの 후부의 užpakalinis pakaļējais belakang achter- bak- zadni traseiro din spate задний zadný zadnji zadnji bakre, bak- ด้านหลัง arka, art 後方 задній پچھلا sau (thường ở động vật)


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Whilst he was thus waiting an old man leading a hind came towards him.
Instead he stood waving his tail gently to and fro, and presently Tarzan squatted upon his kill and cut a generous portion from a hind quarter.
Bob whirled abruptly and with lightning swiftness, pivoting on his hind legs, his fore legs just lifted clear of the ground.
 
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