Hinder-entrance, subs. phr. (common).—The fundament.
Hind-leg. To kick out a hind leg, verb. phr. (old).—To lout; to make a rustic bow. [[316]]
To talk the hind leg off a horse (or dog). See Talk.
To sit upon one’s hind legs and howl, verb. phr. (American).—To bemoan one’s fate; to make a hullabaloo.
Hindoo, subs. (American).—See Know Nothing.
Hindoo Punishment, subs. phr. (circus).—See quot.
1875. Frost, Circus Life, ch. xviii. The Hindoo Punishment is what is more often called the muscle grind, a rather painful exercise upon the bar, in which the arms are turned backward to embrace the bar, and then brought forward upon the chest, in which position the performer revolves.
Hind-shifters, subs. (old).—The feet. For synonyms, see Creepers.
1823. Lamb, Elia, Wks., (Ed. 1852), p. 311. They would show as fair a pair of hind-shifters as the expertest loco-motor in the colony.
Hinges. Off the hinges, adv. phr. (common)—In confusion; out of sorts; ‘not quite the thing.’