hind
I. hind1 (hīnd) also hind·er (hīnʹdər)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 Indo-European Roots.] II. hind2 (hīnd)n. 1. A female red deer. 2. Any of several fishes of the genus Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers. [Middle English, from Old English.] III. hind3 (hīnd)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-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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