hind

hind
1. adjective /haɪnd/
Located at the rear (most often said of animals body parts).

When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.

2. noun /haɪnd/
a) A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old.

Attilius Regulus [...] writ unto the common-wealth, that a hyne or plough-boy, whom he had left alone to oversee and husband his land (which in all was but seven acres of ground) was run away from his charge [...].

b) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.

The peaceful tenour of Ninas life was interrupted one morning by the mysterious looks and whisperings of her maids and hinds.


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