'First or last' definitions:

Definition of 'First or last'

From: GCIDE
  • First \First\ (f[~e]rst), adv. Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles. [1913 Webster]
  • Adam was first formed, then Eve. --1 Tim. ii. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • At first, At the first, at the beginning or origin.
  • First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or end. [1913 Webster]
  • And all are fools and lovers first or last. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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