headmost
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Cobb being the headmost passes the Narrows, but is too late to get over the Falls and obliged to come too in a little cove below.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
The tents were scarcely pitched before we saw two kaiyacks coming towards us from the westward, and the man in the headmost accepted, without hesitation, our invitation to land.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
The enemy’s boats were now drawing uncomfortably near, and the headmost ones had begun to fire, though their shot did not reach us.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de
The brig, which was the headmost of the two vessels, was now nearly crossing our stern.
From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick
It was the admiral’s intention not to make the signal of battle but only of defiance, when he had got abreast of the enemy’s headmost ship.
From John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by Kingston, William Henry Giles
