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Meaning of 'hind' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hind [ 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.
2 . Hind [ n.]
- The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.
- 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.
- A domestic; a servant.
- A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant.

Meaning of 'hind' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hind [ s]
Meaning (1):
- located at or near the back of an animal
Example in sentence:
  • back (or hind) legs;
  • the hinder part of a carcass