"Sternforemost" is a word in ENGLISH
With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance;
hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner.
In their brief time together Slothrop forms the impression that this octopus is not in good mental health, though where's his basis for comparing?
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Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
Read the complete definitionToward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
Read the complete definitionA written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made volun-tnrily, and confirmed by the oath or afflrma-tion of the.party …
Read the complete definitionNear or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Read the complete definitionTo ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as …
Read the complete definitionNearest the stern; most aft.
Read the complete definitionNearest the stern.
Read the complete definitionToward the stern.
Read the complete definitionAn ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
Read the complete definitionRough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
Read the complete definitionIn or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
Read the complete definitionStern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
Read the complete definitionatras {4} stern, rear of a boat. v [A] {1a} for a boat to back up.
Read the complete definitionSevere in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.
Read the complete definitionSeverely; rigidly; sternly.
Read the complete definitionA carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
Read the complete definitionA projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.
Read the complete definitionA witness testifies on “be-half” of the party who calls him, notwith-standing his evidence proves to be adverse to that …
Read the complete definitionTo give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed …
Read the complete definitionA round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run …
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