hide nor hair

noun

A trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.

“He retired last June, and his coworkers have seen neither hide nor hair of him since.”

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Meanings

nounhide nor hair (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableA trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.

    He retired last June, and his coworkers have seen neither hide nor hair of him since.

    2 more examples

    Not a one of us could catch hide nor hair nor sight nor sound of them.

    1885, Mark Twain, chapter 41, in Huckleberry Finn

    1982, Richard Schickel, "Flesh and Flash" (review of Cat People), Time, 5 Apr., No rational explanation for her lamentable condition is advanced, neither hide nor hair of a leopard is ever spotted, and certainly no scene in which woman literally turns into cat, or vice versa, is ever played.

    Synonyms: hide or hair

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.

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Translations

Polish ani widu, ani słychu
  • ani widu, ani słychutrace
Russian ни слуху, ни духу
  • ни слуху, ни духу (ni sluxu, ni duxu)trace
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APA

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MLA

“hide nor hair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hide%20nor%20hair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hide nor hair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hide%20nor%20hair.

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