hindmost
furthest behind or nearest the rear; last.
Origin of hindmost
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How to use hindmost in a sentence
The half hunt is alwayes one of the two hindmost bells which makes every bob-change.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian StedmanSoon the hindmost of the guerrillas and the foremost of the Federals began to exchange shots.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAnd Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people, all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThese rails were alternately moved forward, as the car passed from the hindmost.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftSuddenly a shriek broke from those who stood hindmost, and in strode the witch, with serpents round her neck and arms and hair.
The Olive Fairy Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for hindmost
hindermost (ˈhaɪndəˌməʊst)
/ (ˈhaɪndˌməʊst) /
furthest back; last
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hindmost
see devil take the hindmost.
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