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L'AST, adjective [See Late and Let.] 1. That comes after all the others; the latest; applied to time; as the last hour of the day; the last day of the year. 2. That follows all the others; that is behind all the others in place; hindmost; as, this was the last man that entered the church. 3. Beyond which there is no more. Here, last of Britons, let your names be read. 4. Next before the present; as the last week; the last year. 5. Utmost. Their last endeavors bend, T' outshine each other. It is an object of the last importance. 6. Lowest; meanest. Antilochus takes the lst prize. At last at the last at the end; in the conclusion. Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last Genesis 49:1. To the last to the end; till the conclusion. And blunder on in business to the last In the phrases, 'you are the last man I should consult' 'this is the last place in which I should expect to find you, ' the word last implies improbability; this is the most improbable place, and therefore I should resort to it last L'AST, adverb 1. The last time; the time before the present. I saw him last at New York. 2. In conclusion; finally. Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, adores; and last the thing adored desires. L'AST, verb intransitive [See Let.] 1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. Our government cannot last long unless administered by honest men. 2. To continue unimpaired; not to decay or perish. Select for winter the best apples to last This color will last 3. To hold out; to continue unconsumed. The captain knew he had not water on board to last a week. L'AST, noun [See Load.] A load; hence, a certain weight or measure. A last of codfish, white herrings, meal, and ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn is ten quarters or eighty bushels; of gun powder, twenty four barrels; of red herrings, twenty cades; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1700 pounds. L'AST, noun A mold or form of the human foot, made of wood, on which shoes are formed. The cobbler is not to go beyond his last