Last (l&adot_;st), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Last (l&adot_;st), adv. [See Last, a.] 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.
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2. In conclusion; finally; lastly.
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Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires,
Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires. Dryden.
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3. At a time next preceding the present time.
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How long is't now since last yourself and I
Were in a mask ? Shak.
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Last, n. [AS. lāst trace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. läst, Dan. læst, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.
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The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. L'Estrange.
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Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.
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Last, n. [As. hlæst, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. 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. 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, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.
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2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.
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