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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hind \Hind\, adjective [Compar. {Hinder}; superl. {Hindmost}, or {Hindermost}.] [OE. hind, adverb, back, AS. hindan behind. See {Hinder}, adjective] In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hindermost \Hind"er*most'\, Hindmost \Hind"most'\, adjective [The superlative of hind. See {Hind}, adjective] [Cf. AS. hindema (akin to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as the comparative hinder. See {Hinder}, adjective, and cf. {Aftermost}.] Furthest in or toward the rear; last. ''Rachel and Joseph hindermost.'' --Gen. xxxiii. 2.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hindermost
adjective: located farthest to the rear [syn: {backmost}, {hindmost}, {rearmost}]
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