Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hind

 I. noun  (plural ~s; also ~)  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hinta ~, Greek kemas young deer  Date: before 12th century  1. the female of the red deer — compare hart  2. any of various spotted groupers (especially genus Epinephelus)  II. noun  Etymology: Middle English hine servant, farmhand, from Old English hina, genitive of hiwan, plural, members of a household; akin to Old High German hiwo spouse, Latin civis fellow citizen  Date: 1520  1. a British farm assistant  2. archaic rustic  III. adjective  Etymology: Middle English, probably back-formation from Old English ~er, adverb, be~; akin to Old High German hintar, preposition, be~  Date: 14th century of or forming the part that follows or is be~ ; rear the dog's ~ legs