hindermost

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Observe its long and slender legs, its humped middle segments, and its upturned hindermost segment, of enormous size and mounted with a pair of clubbed 'horns.'

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.

There is an immense interval between the foremost and the hindermost in the army of God.

From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles

The hindermost specimens of tail vertebræ observed have the neural arch preserved to the end, as among reptiles; whereas in mammals this arch becomes lost towards the end of the tail.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

"It's head for tall timber, and the Greeks take the hindermost," adjudged the cheerful sailor, while Ole was stuttering over what would happen when we came to the end of the river.

From Tales of the Fish Patrol by Varian, George

She sets her own pace--and Heaven help the hindermost!

From Nobody by Jacobs, W. L.