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sternforemost

[sturn-fawr-mohst, -fohr- or, especially Brit., -muhst]

adverb

Nautical. with the stern foremost.

awkwardly; with difficulty.

Origin:
1830–40; stern² + foremost

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sternforemost (ˈstɜːnˈfɔːməʊst)

—*adv*
	nautical backwards

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