WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Hind
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)

Defn: The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.

2. (Zo?l.)

Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hind
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. hine, AS. hine, hina, orig. gen. pl. of hiwan domestics; akin to Icel. hju man and wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G. heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or E. home. Cf. Hide a measure of land.]
Definition : 1. A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] Shak.

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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hind, a. [Compar. Hinder; superl. Hindmost
Part of Speech : or
Etymology : [OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See Hinder, a.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

Hindermost (.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913