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hidebehinds

hidebehinds is the plural of hidebehind.

Meaning of hidebehind

Noun

hidebehind (plural hidebehinds)

  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.1939, Henry Harrington Tryon, Fearsome critters

Questions about hidebehinds

What is hidebehinds the plural of?
Hidebehinds is the plural of hidebehind.

Words near hidebehinds in the dictionary

  1. hideability
  2. hideable
  3. hideaway
  4. hideaways
  5. hidebehind
  6. hidebehinds
  7. hidebound
  8. hideboundness
  9. hided
  10. hidegeld
  11. hidegild

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