headmost

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The crested leader, proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky, A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale; Then, as the headmost foe appeared.

From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Stables, Gordon

The headmost fired a shot at the schooner—to try the range, I suppose—but it fell short.

From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles

This arrangement was made as we pulled towards the headmost prahu.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The three headmost canoes were paddled by elderly men, who, most probably, had been selected to open the communication.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

Our headmost ships denoted by signal that they consisted of fourteen sail of the line and eleven frigates.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir