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Hinderling

Hinderling \Hind"er*ling\, n. [AS. hinderling one who comes behind his ancestors, fr. AS. hinder behind. See Hinder, a., and cf. Hilding.] A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal. [Obs.]
--Callander.

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hinderling

n. (context UK dialectal English) A worthless, degenerate person or animal.