adj. Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer. [Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan; see ko- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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n. 1. A female red deer. 2. Any of various spotted groupers of the genus Epinephelus or various related fishes of the genus Cephalopholis. [Middle English, from Old English.] |
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n. 1. Chiefly British A farm laborer, especially a skilled worker. 2. Archaic A country bumpkin; a rustic. [Alteration of Middle English hine, household servants, possibly from Old English hīne, genitive of hīgan, hīwan, members of a household; see kei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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abbr. 1. Hindi 2. Hindustani |
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