hindcalf

A hart of the first year. hind (2), *hinde (2), *hine, hyne, s. [The d is excrescent. A. S. hin a a domestic; properly= hiwna, hiwena (gen it. pl. of hiwan =domestics.] 1. A peasant; a farm or agricultural laborer; a rustic.] "Delia will keep, when hinds unload the vine, The choicest grapes for me." 2. A servant, a menial. Grainger: Tibullus , i. 5. "A couple of Ford's knaves, his hinds , were called forth by their mistre ." --Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor, iii. 5. hind, hynd, a. [A. S. hinden (adv.) = at the back of; hindeweard = hindward, hinder = backward; cogn. with Goth. hindar behind, hindana beyond; Ger. hinter behind. All from the same root as A. S. hine=hence.] Pertaining to the back or rear; at the back; rear. "She [the Antelope] takes long yet quick steps with her hind feet."-Sir W. Jones: Poem of Tarafa.