hindermost
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Nathaniel was quite enraptured; he stood in the hindermost row, and could not perfectly recognise Olympia's features in the dazzling light.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
Observe its long and slender legs, its humped middle segments, and its upturned hindermost segment, of enormous size and mounted with a pair of clubbed 'horns.'
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux
Then the hindermost of the pursuers stopped, and with lightning-like rapidity picked up a large stone.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Bertram Mitford
The poet also noticed that "ever he rode the hindermost of the route."
From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney
"It's head for tall timber, and the Greeks take the hindermost," adjudged the cheerful sailor, while Ole was stuttering over what would happen when we came to the end of the river.
From Tales of the Fish Patrol by George Varian
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