hind

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Technical

n. a female deer, especially a red deer that is at least two years old.

n. the female of the red deer, specifically one in its third year or older.

“We saw a stag and a hind moving through the forest at dawn.”

“The conservationist noted that the population of hinds had increased significantly, ensuring a healthy number of fawns in the coming spring.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · Dialect

n. a person who works on a farm as a servant.

n. a farm servant or agricultural labourer; now largely obsolete except in historical or regional contexts.

“In the old story, the hind worked the fields from sunrise to sunset.”

“The historical novel depicts the harsh lives of the hinds who toiled on the lord's estate during the fourteenth century.”