hindward

American  

[hahynd-werd] / ˈhaɪnd wərd /

adverb

1. backward.

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Etymology

Origin of hindward

before 1100; Middle English; Old English hinde-weard (adj.). See hind ¹, -ward

Example Sentences

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hindward

The so-called Northumbrian records of the ninth and tenth centuries frequently use -es instead of -est, in the 2nd pers. preterite of regular verbs, e.g., ðu forcerdes usic on-bec = Thou turnedst us hindward.

From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Richard Morris

Oh, had I with my darling helped to mince The facts of life, you still had seen me go With hindward feather and with forward toe, Her much-adored delightful Fairy Prince!

From Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith

Indeed, the figure used therein as an equipoise to "the hindward charms" satirises perfectly the style of writing characterised by inflated thought and imagery.

From Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Sir Hall Caine

However, when a dynamo, with horned pole pieces, has been running for some time as a motor the forward horns are cool and the hindward horns hot.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Nehemiah Hawkins

A full quarter of the hindward whorl was gone, sliced off cleanly.

From The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt