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hidebehind

noun

Etymology

From hide + behind.

  1. derived from *bi-✻
  2. inherited from *bihindan✻
  3. inherited from behindan — “on the back side of, behind”
  4. inherited from behinde
  5. compounded as hidebehind — “hide + behind”

Definitions

  1. A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.

    • The Hidebehind is never found in the open. He always conceals himself behind a tree trunk.
    • She meets sirens and sea serpents and hidebehinds, wicked kings and repulsive recluses, capitalist magicians and seven-league boots and magic pomegranates.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA