hind leg en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /haɪnd.lɛɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (US) audio
Meanings
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Either of the two legs towards the rear of a multilegged animal.
Coordinate term: foreleg
“Can you hop on your hind legs?” asked the furry rabbit. That was a dreadful question, for the Velveteen Rabbit had no hind legs at all! The back of him was made all in one piece, like a pincushion. He sat still in the bracken, and hoped that the other rabbits wouldn’t notice.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hindleg | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hind legs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crooked as a dog's hind leg · talk the hind leg off a donkey · talk the hind legs off a donkey · stand up on one's hind legs
Synonyms
Translations (29)
pt perna traseira (either of two legs towards the rear) · ga cos deiridh (either of two legs towards the rear) · nds-de Achterbein (either of two legs towards the rear) · nb bakben (either of two legs towards the rear) · ja 後肢 (either of two legs towards the rear) · nn bakbein (either of two legs towards the rear) · ta பின்னங்கால் (either of two legs towards the rear) · gd lurgann (either of two legs towards the rear) · izh takujalka (either of two legs towards the rear) · fi takajalka (either of two legs towards the rear) · ru за́дняя нога́ (either of two legs towards the rear) · is afturfótur (either of two legs towards the rear) · ja 後ろ足 (either of two legs towards the rear) · it zampa posteriore (either of two legs towards the rear) · ko 뒷발 (either of two legs towards the rear) · ko 뒷다리 (either of two legs towards the rear) · nb bakbein (either of two legs towards the rear) · izh takajalka (either of two legs towards the rear) · ka ყალყი (either of two legs towards the rear) · pl noga tylna (either of two legs towards the rear) · cy coes ôl (either of two legs towards the rear) · ru за́дняя ла́па (either of two legs towards the rear) · sv bakben (either of two legs towards the rear) · nds-de Achterbeen (either of two legs towards the rear) · tpi lek (either of two legs towards the rear) · de Hinterlauf (either of two legs towards the rear) · ja 後足 (either of two legs towards the rear) · cmn 後肢 /后肢 (either of two legs towards the rear) · de Hinterbein (either of two legs towards the rear)