hindermost
Example Sentences
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"Every man for himself and the devil take the hindermost" summed up their philosophy.
From The American Empire by Scott Nearing
He explored the hindermost recesses of his being, and brought forth his secrets for her to share.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Rex Ellingwood Beach
One of the hindermost was a man named Gĕnih, and to him To’ Kâya shouted: 'Gĕnih! it profits the Râja little that he gives thou and such as thee food both morning and evening!
From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Sir Hugh Charles Clifford
All respect for persons, rank, or position, was completely lost sight of, commoners pushing past râjas in their deadly fear of being the hindermost, who is the proverbial prey of the pursuing devil.
From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Sir Hugh Charles Clifford
Here a silken carpet is spun as before described; but the caterpillar, instead of clinging with all its claspers, suspends itself in a vertical position by its hindermost pair only.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux
