~ 1
■ adjective situated at the back.
Origin
ME: perh. shortened from OE be~an (see be~ ).
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~ 2
■ noun a female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after the third year.
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.
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~ 3
■ noun archaic, chiefly Scottish a skilled farm worker, typically married and with a tied cottage.
↘a peasant.
Origin
OE hīne 'household servants', appar. from hīgna , hīna , genitive plural of hīgan , hīwan 'family members'.