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hidebehind en · NOUN

Etymology

From hide + behind.

Meanings

1. A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.
   • The Hidebehind is never found in the open. He always conceals himself behind a tree trunk. 1939, Henry Harrington Tryon, Fearsome critters:
   • She meets sirens and sea serpents and hidebehinds, wicked kings and repulsive recluses, capitalist magicians and seven-league boots and magic pomegranates. 1984, John Wood Campbell, editor, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact:

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