"laglast" meaning in English

See laglast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: laglasts [plural]
Etymology: From lag + last. Etymology templates: {{com|en|lag|last}} lag + last Head templates: {{en-noun}} laglast (plural laglasts)
  1. (archaic) A pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-laglast-en-noun-WPKdaKG0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1855, Augusta Theodosia Drane, Catholic Legends: a new collection, page 224:",
          "text": "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; […]",
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        {
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          "text": "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."
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        "A pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure."
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "academic",
          "academic"
        ],
        [
          "failure",
          "failure"
        ]
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        "(archaic) A pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure."
      ],
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        "archaic"
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        "(archaic) A pupil ranked behind all others; an academic failure."
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