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hind

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) hind (noun)
  2. 2) hind (noun)
  3. 3) hind (adjective)
  4. hind end (noun)
  5. hind-foremost (adverb)
  6. hind kidney (noun)
  7. hind shank (noun)
  8. hind wing (noun)
  9. red hind (noun)
  10. rock hind (noun)
  11. speckled hind (noun)

1hind

noun \ˈhīnd\
plural hinds also hind

Definition of HIND

1
: the female of the red deer — compare hart
2
: any of various spotted groupers (especially genus Epinephelus)

Origin of HIND

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hinta hind, Greek kemas young deer
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with HIND

bind, blind, find, grind, kind, mind, rind, signed, spined, tined, wind, wynd

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