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Furthest in or toward the rear; last. "Rachel and Joseph hindermost." Gen. xxxiii. 2.

of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune. Fairholt.

nd man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.] All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. Dickens. .

dens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.

Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for. He will hold to the one and despise the other. Matt. vi. 24

The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used.

One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. Addison.

A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.

land; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands.

Insincerity; unsoundness; treachery. South.

A young male fur seal, esp. one from three to six years old; -- called also bachelor, because prevented from breeding by the older full-grown males.

Close; closely. How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. South. They come home to men's business and bosoms. Bacon.

One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation.

A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially:

e alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer. "He teaches boys the hornbook." Shak.

duated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension. (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. -- Hour hand, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timep…

To buzz; to murmur. [Obs.] Huzzing and burring in the preacher's ear. Latimer.

Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc., by a basal sucker.

The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under Hydroidea.

A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism.