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Encyclopedia Britannica



LAST

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 238 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LAP-LEO
LAST . 1. (A syncopated form of "latest," the superlative of O.E. laet,
late
 ), an adjective applied to the conclusion of anything, all that remains after everything else has gone, or that which has just occurred. In theology the "four last things " denote the final scenes of Death, Judgment, Heavenand
Hell
 ; the " last day " means the Day of Judgment (see ESCHATOLOGY).
2. (O.E. last, footstep; the word appears in many Teutonic languages, meaning foot, footstep, track, &c.; it is usually referred to a Teutonic root lais, cognate with Lat. lira, a furrow; from this root, used figuratively, came " learn " and "
lore
  "), originally a footstep, trace or track, now only used of the model of a foot in
wood
  on which a shoemaker makes boots and shoes; hence the proverb " let the cobbler stick to his last," " ne sutor ultra crepidam."
3. (O.E. hlaest; the
work
  is connected with the root seen in " lade," and is used in German and Dutch of a
weight
 ; it is also seen in " ballast "), a commercial
weight
  or measure of quantity, varying according to the commodity and locality; originally applied to the load of goods carried by the boat or wagon used in carrying any particular commodity in any particular locality, it is now chiefly used as a weight for fish, a " last " of herrings being equal to from ro,000 to 12,000 fish. The German Last= 4000 lb, and this is frequently taken as the nominal weight of an English " last." A " last " of wool= 12 sacks, and of beer =12 barrels.


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