Hind, n. [OE. hine, AS.
hīne, hīna, orig. gen. pl. of
hīwan domestics; akin to Icel. hjū 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.]
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.Hind (?), n. [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. ? a young deer.]
1. (Zoöl.) The female of the red
deer, of which the male is the stag.
2. (Zoöl.) 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.
Hind, a. [Compar.
Hinder (?); superl. Hindmost (?), or
Hindermost (?).] [OE. hind, adv., back, AS.
hindan behind. See Hinder, 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 is before; as, the hind legs or hind
feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.