hind1
adj.
situated at the back.
Etymology
ME: perh. from OE behindan (see behind).
hind2
n.
a female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after the third year.
Etymology
OE, of Gmc origin.
hind3
n.
archaic, chiefly Scottish a skilled farm worker, typically married and with a tied cottage.
▸a peasant.
Etymology
OE hīne ‘household servants’, appar. from hīgna, hīna, genitive pl. of hīgan, hīwan ‘family members’.
