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laglast en · NOUN

Etymology

From lag + last.

Meanings

1. (archaic) A pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure.
   • Master Roland says I am a dunce if I do not make them; and shall abide as I am, the laglast of the school, till I better know how to scan my lines, and have learnt the difference between a trochee and a spondee; […] 1855, Augusta Theodosia Drane, Catholic Legends: a new collection, page 224:
   • It may be taken for granted, it is said, that where the cleverest boys are best taught, there the laglasts will be whipped up most sharply. 1859, Occasional Papers on University Matters and Middle Class Education; together with full information as to the local examinations and recent University changes (number 1-3, page 17)

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