| What does hind mean? | we found 3 entries for the meaning of hind |
Hind \Hind\, a. [Compar. Hinder; superl. Hindmost, or
Hindermost.]
[OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See
Hinder, a.]
In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the
part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the
part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet
of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Hind \Hind\, n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G.
hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth.
hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. ? a young
deer.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The female of the red deer, of which the male
is the stag.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus,
as E. apua of Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of
Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted
hind.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Hind \Hind\, n. [OE. hine, AS. h[=i]ne, h[=i]na, orig. gen. pl.
of h[=i]wan domestics; akin to Icel. hj[=u] man and wife,
domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G.
heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or E. home.
Cf. Hide a measure of land.]
1. A domestic; a servant. [Obs.]
--Shak.
2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.]
The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer Tells
how man's daily work goes forward here. --Trench.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
|
|
|
© Dictionary.net All Rights Reserved
|
|
|