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made of plastic, metal, or wood, it is the form used to determine the shape and size of the shoe. The derivation of the word is "laest", the Old English word for footprint. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21704
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Ancient Measurement Terms: 2 wey. Definitions varied, usually about 2 tons, or 60 fotmal, or 80 bushels, or 640 gallons.
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[adj] - most unlikely or unsuitable 2. [adj] - highest in extent or degree 3. [adj] - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining 4. [adj] - lowest in rank or importance 5. [adj] - occurring at the time of death 6. [adv] - the item at... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=last
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Last 3d pers. sing. present of Last , to endure, contracted from lasteth . [ Obsolete] Chaucer. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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Last adjective [ Middle English last , latst , contr. of latest , superl. of late ; akin to Old Saxon lezt , lazt , last , Dutch laatst , German letzt. See Late , and confer ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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Last adverb [ See Last , adjective ] 1. 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. 2. In conclusio... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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Last intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lasted ; present participle & verbal noun Lasting .] [ Middle English lasten , As. læstan to perform, execute, follow, l... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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Last noun [ Anglo-Saxon lāst trace, track, footstep; akin to Dutch leest a last, German leisten , Swedish läst , Danish læst , Icel . leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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Last transitive verb To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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Last noun [ As. hlæst , from hladan to lade; akin to Old High German hlast , G., D., Dan., & Swedish last : confer French laste , last , a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade .] 1. A loa... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/16
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1. 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 p... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?last
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last-place adjective lowest in rank or importance; `last prize`; `in last place` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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utmost adjective highest in extent or degree; `to the last measure of human endurance`; `whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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adjective occurring at the time of death; `his last words`; `the last rites` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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adjective most unlikely or unsuitable; `the last person we would have suspected`; `the last man they would have chosen for the job` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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adjective coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; `the last time I saw Paris`; `the last day of the month`; `had the last word`; `waited until the last minute`; `he r... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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most recently adverb more recently than any other time; `I saw him last in London` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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shoemaker`s last noun holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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noun a person`s dying act; the final thing a person can do; `he breathed his last` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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noun the last or lowest in an ordering or series; `he was the last to leave`; `he finished an inglorious last` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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verb persist for a specified period of time; `The bad weather lasted for three days` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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in conclusion adverb the item at the end; `last, I`ll discuss family values` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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go e endure verb continue to live; endure or last; `We went without water and food for 3 days`; `These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America`; `The race car driver lived through several v... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=last
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• (a.) Next before the present; as, I saw him last week. • (a.) 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. • (a.) At a time next preceding the present time. • (n.) The burde... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/last/
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A last is a form in the approximate shape of a human foot, used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs, and throughout their history have been made from many materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and, more recently, high density plas... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last
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