hind-handn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪn(d)hand/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪn(d)ˌ(h)ænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hind adj., hand n.

Etymology: < hind adj. + hand n.

Now rare.

1. Horse Riding. The part of a horse that is behind the rider; the hindquarters. Cf. forehand n. 2.

ΚΠ

1702 W. Hope tr. J. de Solleysel Compl. Horseman (new ed.) i. vii. 34 Such Bow-legg'd Horses are many times good; yet they have commonly a weak Hind-hand.

1762 tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Horse 102 A horse is divided into three principal parts;..the fore-hand, the body.., and the hind-hand... The hind-hand comprehends the rump, haunches, tail, buttocks, stiffle, thighs, hocks, and the other parts of the hind-legs.

1808 J. Walker Econ. Hist. Hebrides II. x. 159 The Highland horse is sometimes only nine..hands high... The hindhand is generally plump.

1894 Jrnl. U.S. Cavalry Assoc. 7 328 Riding the natural gallop in the squad..should be deferred for a long time, even when you begin to work the hindhand under the horse.

1922 L. de Bussigny Equitation xiii. 91 By pushing the fore hand round in one direction, and at the same time preventing the hind hand from circling after it, the trainer soon obtains the first step of the pirouette.

2. In non-human primates: a foot. Cf. Quadrumana n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate > parts of

naileOE

uterus1615

hind-hand1796

1796 Monthly Rev. Dec. 518 No four-handed animal wants a thumb to the hind hands.

1819 W. Lawrence Nat. Hist. Man i, in Lect. Physiol. 130 The thumb of the hind hand has no nail.

1863 T. H. Huxley Evid. Man's Place Nature ii. 91 The most cursory anatomical investigation..proves that the resemblance of the so-called ‘hind hand’ to a true hand, is only skin deep, and that..the hind limb of the Gorilla is as truly terminated by a foot as that of man.

1884 C. C. Campbell Nat. Hist. for Young Folks ii. 29 In their native woods, when asleep, they [sc. lemurs] hang by their hind hands from the branch of a tree as bats do.

1925 N.Y. Times 14 Apr. 3/5 He decided to eat the fruit... A hind hand snatched..the delicacies.

1968 S. de Madariaga Portrait of Man Standing 46 What is the good of the hind-hands which quadrumana display?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hind-hand
释义	hind-handn. Brit. /ˈhʌɪn(d)hand/, U.S. /ˈhaɪn(d)ˌ(h)ænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hind adj., hand n. Etymology: < hind adj. + hand n. Now rare. 1. Horse Riding. The part of a horse that is behind the rider; the hindquarters. Cf. forehand n. 2. ΚΠ 1702 W. Hope tr. J. de Solleysel Compl. Horseman (new ed.) i. vii. 34 Such Bow-legg'd Horses are many times good; yet they have commonly a weak Hind-hand. 1762 tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Horse 102 A horse is divided into three principal parts;..the fore-hand, the body.., and the hind-hand... The hind-hand comprehends the rump, haunches, tail, buttocks, stiffle, thighs, hocks, and the other parts of the hind-legs. 1808 J. Walker Econ. Hist. Hebrides II. x. 159 The Highland horse is sometimes only nine..hands high... The hindhand is generally plump. 1894 Jrnl. U.S. Cavalry Assoc. 7 328 Riding the natural gallop in the squad..should be deferred for a long time, even when you begin to work the hindhand under the horse. 1922 L. de Bussigny Equitation xiii. 91 By pushing the fore hand round in one direction, and at the same time preventing the hind hand from circling after it, the trainer soon obtains the first step of the pirouette. 2. In non-human primates: a foot. Cf. Quadrumana n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate > parts of naileOE uterus1615 hind-hand1796 1796 Monthly Rev. Dec. 518 No four-handed animal wants a thumb to the hind hands. 1819 W. Lawrence Nat. Hist. Man i, in Lect. Physiol. 130 The thumb of the hind hand has no nail. 1863 T. H. Huxley Evid. Man's Place Nature ii. 91 The most cursory anatomical investigation..proves that the resemblance of the so-called ‘hind hand’ to a true hand, is only skin deep, and that..the hind limb of the Gorilla is as truly terminated by a foot as that of man. 1884 C. C. Campbell Nat. Hist. for Young Folks ii. 29 In their native woods, when asleep, they [sc. lemurs] hang by their hind hands from the branch of a tree as bats do. 1925 N.Y. Times 14 Apr. 3/5 He decided to eat the fruit... A hind hand snatched..the delicacies. 1968 S. de Madariaga Portrait of Man Standing 46 What is the good of the hind-hands which quadrumana display? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702
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