'John Paw' definitions:

Definition of 'John Paw'

From: GCIDE

Hind \Hind\ (h[imac]nd), n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. kema`s a young deer.]
1. (Zool.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as Epinephelus apua of Bermuda, and {Epinephelus Drummond-hayi} of Florida; -- called also coney, {John Paw}, spotted hind. [1913 Webster]