hindward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hindward
before 1100; Middle English; Old English hinde-weard (adj.). See hind 1, -ward
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There was a cow seen which had one head and one body as far as her shoulders, two bodies from her shoulders hindward, and two tails.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
Thorax with two luteous bands in front, and with a luteous spot hindward.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Fore wings with a broad, submarginal, upright, white band, which is much narrower hindward, and is intersected by the black veins.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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
Vertex luteous, black hindward; femora with testaceous tips; bands of the wings partly connected.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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