laglast
laglast noun: a pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure.
Noun
laglast (plural laglasts)
- 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)
Forms of laglast
| plural | laglasts |
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Origin of laglast
From lag + last.
Questions about laglast
- What does laglast mean?
- Laglast means a pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure.
- What part of speech is laglast?
- Laglast is a noun.
- What is the plural of laglast?
- The plural of laglast is laglasts.
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