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

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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Word Origin and History for hindmost

hindmost

adj.

late 14c., from hind (adj.) + -most.

Thra. What, if a toy take 'em i' the heels now, and they run all away, and cry, 'The devil take the hindmost'?
Dion. Then the same devil take the foremost too, and souse him for his breakfast! [Beaumont & Fletcher, "Philaster," Act V, Sc. 2, 1611]

Idioms and Phrases with hindmost

hindmost

see devil take the hindmost.