| Last (last) |
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| 3d pers. sing. pres. | (?) |
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| Last |
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of
Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.
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| Last (last) |
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| a. | (&?]) |
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| Last |
| [OE. last,
latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin
to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G.
letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.] |
Being after all the others, similarly classed
or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all
the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a
century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last
page in a book; his last chance.
Next before the present; as, I saw him
last week.
Supreme; highest in degree;
utmost.
Lowest in rank or degree; as, the
last prize.
Farthest of all from a given quality,
character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he
is the last person to be accused of theft.
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| Last (last) |
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| adv. | (?) |
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| Last |
| [See Last,
a.] |
At a time or on an
occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have
occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New
York.
In conclusion; finally.
At a time next preceding the present
time.
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To continue in time; to endure; to
remain in existence.
To endure use, or continue in existence,
without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better
than that; the fuel will last through the winter.
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A wooden block
shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are
formed.
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To shape with a last;
to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to
last a boot.
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A load] a
heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated
at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different
countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings,
meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten
quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one
quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs;
of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of
leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool,
twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.
The burden of a ship; a cargo.
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