'Sternforemost' definitions:

Definition of 'Sternforemost'

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Sternforemost \Stern`fore"most`\, adv. With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner. [1913 Webster]
A fatal genius for going sternforemost. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]