What does hindmost mean?
Hindmost means superlative form of hind: most hind.
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/ˈhaɪndmoʊst/ · adjective
superlative form of hind: most hind.
Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! / Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; / But may ye flouriſh like a lily, / Now bonilie! / I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, / Tho' owre the Sea!
The foremost chain-man goes forward and the hindmost one follows, and stands with his hand above the first pin, and moves the foremost assistant to the right or left, till he is exactly on the line; when he is ordered to stick in his second pin.
Use hindmost when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hindmost means superlative form of hind: most hind.
Common synonyms include hindermost, rearmost, backmost.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! / Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; / But may ye flouriſh like a lily, / Now bonilie! / I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, / Tho' owre the Sea!
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