A dry measure containing 80 bushels of corn. A cargo. A weight of 4000 lbs. A last of cod or white herrings is 12 barrels. Last, or ship-last, a Swedish weight of 2 tons.
·adj In conclusion; finally. II. Last ·noun The burden of a ship; a cargo. III. Last ·adj Supreme;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
See quarter, last. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
, or portoise. Synonymous with gunwale. ...
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, and her angular distance from the sun 90°, but towards...
See last. ...
At London Wall, near Carpenters' Hall (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. Name derived...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
With lower yards on the gunwales. ...