hinderling

词形变化

hinderlings 复数 hinderlings

别名

hinderlin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A worthless, degenerate person or animal.

    方言
  2. 2.

    The buttocks; the posterior.

    过时 复数形式

词源

"Worthless person" sense: from Middle English hinderling (“a laggard, coward”), from Old English hinderling (“a mean wretch, a sneak”), equivalent to hinder + -ling. Compare hilding.

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