hindmost
pronunciation
How to pronounce hindmost in British English:
UK ['haɪndməʊst]
How to pronounce hindmost in American English:
US ['haɪndˌmoʊst]
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- Adjective:
- located farthest to the rear
Word Origin
- hindmost (adj.)
- late 14c., from hind (adj.) + -most. Thra. What, if a toy take 'em i' the heels now, and they run all away, and cry, 'The devil take the hindmost'? Dion. Then the same devil take the foremost too, and souse him for his breakfast! [Beaumont & Fletcher, "Philaster," Act V, Sc. 2, 1611]
Example
- 1. The enemy soldiers fled and let the devil catch the hindmost .
- 2. In an ideal world any government would vow that , next time , it will let the devil take the hindmost .
- 3. Good schemes will do more than funnel money from latecomers to early takers , allowing the foremost to prosper at the expense of the hindmost .
- 4. The hindmost dog may catch the hare .
- 5. It 's a situation of dog-eat-dog and the devil takes the hindmost .