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Definition of Hindmost
1. Adjective. Located farthest to the rear.
Definition of Hindmost
1. Adjective. (superlative of hind) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hindmost
1. farthest to the rear [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hindmost
Literary usage of Hindmost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"S. A paltry, worthless, degenerate animal. hindmost, hind'most. a. hindmost,
last, in the rear. The List, t lu- lag. ..."
2. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1811)
"directed his van to attack the hindmost ships of the ene, CHAP. might easily
overpower the rest."1 For that purpose he 178,, my's centre, and the remainder ..."
3. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"chased by him, they could not all escape, but the vni. most of them got to the
continent and into Lem- nos; only four of the hindmost were taken near ..."
4. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1855)
"... is (but it yields to experience), that two feet from centre to centre of the
hindmost tines would be a proper medium. This, with the outer tines of the ..."
5. Among the Cotton Thieves by Edward Bacon (1867)
"I was the hindmost man coming out, and just as I was getting clear of the citadel
somebody on the hill called out, ' What picket post do you belong to ? ..."
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