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adjective

Hind adj. (compar. hinder; superl. hindmost, or hindermost) 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.

noun

Hind n.

(Zool.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.

(Zool.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as Epinephelus apua of Bermuda, and Epinephelus Drummond-hayi of Florida; called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind.

Hind n.

A domestic; a servant. (Obs.)

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."

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"Hind" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the winter, when the horses steamed and the dim lamps glowed red through the dust. With the air of a conqueror he would mount some horse which had refused a jump. His hand could be as soft as satin or as hard as steel, and he would always try gentle means first. Throwing himself back on the hind-quarters, where the weight tells most, and thus driving the brute involuntarily forward till with his powerful legs he had forced it up to the obstacle, with one final squeeze he would get it over. If a refractory horse ...

— 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? • Franz Beyerlein

... Thee, I do this'; then, not only will the rough places become plain, and the crooked things straight, and not only will the mountains be brought low, but the valleys of the commonplace will be exalted. 'Thy steps shall not be straitened.' 'I will make his feet as hind's feet,' says one of the old prophets. What a picture of light, buoyant, graceful movement that is! And each of us may have that, instead of the grind, grind, grind! tramp, tramp, tramp! along the level ...

— Expositions Of Holy Scripture - Volume I: St. Luke, Chaps. I to XII • Alexander Maclaren

... cleared the log, just grazing it with their hind feet as they went over, sending a shower of dust and ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in Texas - Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains • Frank Gee Patchin

... managed to distinguish himself as usual, for he let a floundering mule knock him over and roll upon him. Having to help the animal out, he seized one of his hind legs and hauled ...

— For Fortune and Glory - A Story of the Soudan War • Lewis Hough

... in on him he was fast asleep, a rosy flush on his babyish, tearstained cheek, his red lips half parted, his curly head pillowed on his arm, and close against his soft, young throat there nestled the left hind ...

— Miss Minerva and William Green Hill • Frances Boyd Calhoun

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