hindhead

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noun

The rear part of the head.

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Meanings

hindhead1

nounhindhead (plural hindheads)

plural hindheads

  1. biologyThe rear part of the head.

    Top of the head pale yellowish brown, variously variegated,—across the hindhead there extends a narrow reddish brown line, and another of the same tint is observed between the eyes […]

    1849, Andrew Smith, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa

Hindhead2

proper noun
  1. A village in Haslemere parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8835).

Origin

From hind + head.

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APA

hindhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindhead

MLA

“hindhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindhead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hindhead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindhead.

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