hindermost
Example Sentences
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In a moment he had borne down the hindermost.
From Kings in Exile by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
He was running his life on a different motor from the motor which moved Harvey; the town was moving after a centripetal force–every one was for himself, and the devil was entitled to the hindermost.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
Larkin, in the top flight with Major Cowan, had taken up position as the hindermost plane in the group and had, therefore, the greatest altitude.
From Aces Up by Covington Clarke
It's each man for himself in a city office and God help the hindermost.
From A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen
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
