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   Last
   A last was a British measure which when applied to cod was equal to 12 barrels; applied to hides 12 dozen; appled to leather 200 skins; applied to pitch or tar 14 barrels; appled to wool 12 sacks.
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   Last
   Ancient Measurement Terms: 2 wey. Definitions varied, usually about 2 tons, or 60 fotmal, or 80 bushels, or 640 gallons.
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   last
   [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 the end 7. [adv] - more recently than any other time 8. [n] - the last or lowest in an ordering or series 9. [n] - a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds 10. [n] - (British) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels 11. [n] - holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes 12. [n] - a person`s dying act 13. [v] - be long 14. [v] - persist or continue
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   Last 3d pers. sing. present of Last , to endure, contracted from lasteth . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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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 Latest .] 1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; ...
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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 conclusion; finally. « Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, Adores; and, last , the thing adored desires.» Dryden. 3 ...
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   Last intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lasted ; present participle & verbal noun Lasting .] [ Middle English lasten , As. lęstan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, from lāst , l...st , trace, footstep, course; akin to German leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan t ...
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   Last
   Last noun [ Anglo-Saxon lāst trace, track, footstep; akin to Dutch leest a last, German leisten , Swedish läst , Danish lęst , Icel . leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Confer Last , intransitive verb , Learn , Delirium .] A wooden b ...
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   Last
   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.
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    Last noun [ As. hlęst , 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 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 ...
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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 parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder ...
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    last
    last-place adjective lowest in rank or importance; `last prize`; `in last place`
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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`
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    adjective occurring at the time of death; `his last words`; `the last rites`
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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`
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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 raised his voice in a last supreme call`; `the last game of the season`; `down to his last nickel`
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    most recently adverb more recently than any other time; `I saw him last in London`
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    shoemaker`s last noun holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
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    noun a person`s dying act; the final thing a person can do; `he breathed his 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`
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    verb persist for a specified period of time; `The bad weather lasted for three days`
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    in conclusion adverb the item at the end; `last, I`ll discuss family values`
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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 very serious accidents`; `how long can a person last without food and water?`
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    Last
    A last, used in shoemaking, is a rounded oblong block used to approximate the form of the human foot used by a cordwainer or cobbler to help make or mend shoes. Almost all shoes are made on lasts. There are many types of lasts and they reflect the type of footwear and indeed the feet they are designed for. Different types of footwear require different style lasts. For example, an open-toe sandal will use a different style last from a boot. Lasts...
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    Last
    • (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 burden of a ship; a cargo. • (a.) Lowest in rank o...
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