hindmost

[ hahynd-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st ]

/ ˈhaɪndˌmoʊst or, esp. British, -məst /

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adjective

furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.

RELATED WORDS

final, rear, concluding

Nearby words

hindenburg line, hinder, hindfell, hindgut, hindi, hindmost, hindoo, hindooism, hindoostani, hindquarter, hindrance

Origin of hindmost

1325–75; Middle English. See hind¹, -most

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Examples from the Web for hindmost

Like his forerunner he leapt on the back of the hindmost sheep.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant
The hindmost did their best to escape, and rode for their lives to the other side of the river.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
"The devil take the hindmost" is the very essence of the young man's book of proverbs.
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope
It's every man for himself, whole hog or none, and the devil take the hindmost.
Daughter of the Sun|Jackson Gregory

Before the hindmost deserter gained the draw-bars my reason was on the return path.
When Grandmamma Was New|Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for hindmost

hindmost

hindermost (ˈhaɪndəˌməʊst)

/ (ˈhaɪndˌməʊst) /

adjective

furthest back; last

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Idioms and Phrases with hindmost

hindmost

see devil take the hindmost.