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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Hind

/(hīnd)/ · IPA /haɪnd/
01 n. The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.
  1. 1.
    The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.(Zool.)
  2. 2.
    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.(Zool.) Also: coney, John Paw, spotted hind
02 n. A domestic; a servant.
  1. 1.
    A domestic; a servant.[Obs.]
  2. 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.
03 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 …
  1. 1.
    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.