What is the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; -- opposed to Ant: front. Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. Milton called?
rear — The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; -- opposed to Ant: front. Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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