hine
9.9
The back part of an animal or person that you sit on
- noun
- Archaic
:
trasero
- After falling off his bike, he landed hard on his hine, causing him to wince in pain.
Examples
-
The old man laughed as he shared stories from his youth, often mentioning his sturdy hine from working on the farm.
-
In some dialects, people might refer to their hine when talking about sitting down comfortably.
-
S ohomon, what anre you doing, the hine
Synonyms
∞
1.6
The fleshy part of the body that you sit on
is the same but appears as a dialectal or archaic term
41
2.0
The part of the body you sit on
is the same but used in old-fashioned dialect
12
9.9
The soft part of the body you sit on
is an older dialectal term rather than modern slang
9
8.8
The soft back part of the body that you sit on
is dialectal or archaic, not playful children's speech
5
8.9
The soft part at the back of your body that you sit on
is dialectal or archaic rather than childish modern speech
6.6
The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs
focuses more narrowly on the buttocks and is dialectal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hine also meant the rear part of the body, like the buttocks. This use is related to common words such as hind, hinder, and behind, so you can remember a hine as the 'back' or 'rear' part of the body.