Hinder part
121talon — (n.) c.1400, talounz claws of a bird or beast, probably originally from O.Fr. talon heel or hinder part of the foot of a beast, or of a man, or of a shoe, from M.L. talonem heel, from L. talus ankle (see TALUS (Cf. talus) (1)). The extension to… …
122baft — sb. == the hinder part. Ps. lxxvii. 66. AS. bæfta …
123stern — I. a. 1. Forbidding, austere, severe, rigid. 2. Harsh, cruel, severe, bitter, rigorous, strict, hard, unrelenting, inflexible, rigid. 3. Steadfast, immovable, rigidly steadfast, incorruptible, uncompromising. II. n. Hinder part (of a vessel) …
124tail — n 1. brush, scut, dock, Hunting. flag, Anat., Zool. cauda. 2. hinder part, rear appendage, tailpiece, rear; tail fin, flipper, rudder, stabilizer; (both of coins) reverse, flip side. 3. extremity, tip, nib, end; conclusion, termination, tag or… …
125preposterous — /prəˈpɒstərəs / (say pruh postuhruhs) adjective directly contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd, senseless, or utterly foolish. {Latin praeposterus with the hinder part foremost} –preposterously, adverb –preposterousness, noun …
126spirula — /ˈspaɪrələ/ (say spuyruhluh) noun (plural spirulae /ˈspaɪrəli/ (say spuyruhlee)) any of the small decapod dibranchiate cephalopods of the genus Spirula, having in the hinder part of the body, but not completely internal, a shell in the form of a… …
127wyvern — /ˈwaɪvən/ (say wuyvuhn) noun Heraldry a two legged, winged dragon having the hinder part of a serpent with a barbed tail. Also, wivern. {obsolete wiver viper (from Old French) + excrescent n} …
128gaskin — n. the hinder part of a horse s thigh. Etymology: perh. erron. f. GALLIGASKINS …