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Meanings of hind legs in English

We have no meanings for "hind legs" in our records yet.
Usage of hind legs in English
1
Their muzzles were in the mud; their hind legs were wide apart.
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
2
Frenchmans eat his hind legs; they say the speckled beast much good.
Roughing It in the Bush
3
Reputation: It's so cute the way meerkats stand on their hind legs.
BBC
4
And the dog walked across the stage again on his hind legs.
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show
5
The beast rose on his hind legs and pawed the air, snorting.
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies; Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace
6
He crept up to it and grasped it by its hind legs.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
7
The Glass Cat sat on its hind legs and began to laugh.
The Magic of Oz
8
At this he rises on his hind legs and paws the air.
The Land of Footprints
9
Neewa was hugging the limb with both forearms and both hind legs.
Nomads of the North: A Story of Romance and Adventure under the ...
10
The bear stood upon his hind legs and opened his arms invitingly.
The Valiant Runaways
11
He stood up on his hind legs and confronted the young hunter.
Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club
12
The Candy Rabbit sat up on his hind legs and looked around.
The Story of a Candy Rabbit
13
Against the leverage of those powerful hind legs he could do nothing.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character
14
I catch up Polyphemus under the arm-pits, and his hind legs dangle.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
15
And Chad could see that one of his hind legs hung limp.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
16
The rabbit was quite dead, and his two hind legs were broken.
Probable Sons
This collocation consists of:
Hind legs through the time
Hind legs across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare