Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1812-1820, 1927-1935
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HINDERMAIST, adj. Also hinnerm(a)ist (ne.Sc.). Final, last. Gen.Sc. Obs. or arch. in Eng.Bnff. 1812 D. Souter Agric. Bnff. 133:
On the under side of the hindermost bar of the frame.Dmf. 1820 Blackwood's Mag. (Aug.) 508:
And wherefore no should the fiend make a fend with the hindermost.Abd. 1927 G. R. Harvey The Shepherds 9:
This is the hinnermist an' the greatest o' a' my veesions.Sc. 1935 W. Soutar Poems 26:
Though the ca' O' time's hinnermaist sea dees doun Intill a naething wi' nae soun'.
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