Female+deer

  • 101Hymus — Recorded as Henmarsh, Hindmarsh, Hindmarch and the fused spellings of Himus, Hymas, Hymus, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It is apparently of locational origin from a now lost medieval village believed to have been in the county …

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  • 102Roback — Recorded in the spellings of Roback and Robak, these are forms of the more usual Roebuck. The surname is of pre 7th century Anglo Saxon or Olde English origins, of which there are two possible sources. Firstly the name may be a nickname and… …

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  • 103Robak — Recorded in the spellings of Roback and Robak, these are forms of the more usual Roebuck. The surname is of pre 7th century Anglo Saxon or Olde English origins, of which there are two possible sources. Firstly the name may be a nickname and… …

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  • 104hind — hind1 [ haınd ] adjective the hind legs or feet of an animal are its back legs or feet hind hind 2 [ haınd ] noun count a female DEER. A male deer is a buck or a stag: DOE …

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  • 105doe — O.E. da a female deer, of unknown origin, perhaps a Celtic loan word (Cf. Cornish da fallow deer, O.Ir. dam ox, Welsh dafad sheep ) …

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  • 106hind — {{11}}hind (adj.) c.1300, rear, back, perhaps a back formation from O.E. behindan back, behind, used as adverb and preposition, or from or influenced by O.E. hindan (adv.) from behind, from P.Gmc. *hind behind (cognate with Goth. hindan (prep.)… …

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  • 107hind — [[t]ha͟ɪnd[/t]] hinds 1) ADJ: ADJ n An animal s hind legs are at the back of its body. Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs. Syn: rear 2) N COUNT A hind is a female deer, especially one of the red deer family. Syn: doe …

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  • 108hind — hind1 adjective situated at the back. Origin ME: perh. shortened from OE behindan (see behind). hind2 noun a female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after the third year. Origin OE, of Gmc origin. hind3 noun archaic, chiefly Scottish a… …

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  • 109hind — I. a. Back, hinder, posterior, rear. II. n. 1. Female deer (of the stag or red deer). 2. Peasant, swain, boor, lout, rustic, clod poll, bumpkin, clown, ploughman, bog trotter, clod hopper, countryman …

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  • 110hind — I UK [haɪnd] / US adjective the hind legs or feet of an animal are its back legs or feet II UK [haɪnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms hind : singular hind plural hinds a female deer. A male deer is a buck or a stag …

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