The Collaborative International Dictionary
At the first
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.
Adam was first formed, then Eve.
--1 Tim. ii.
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At first, At the first, at the beginning or origin.
First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or end.
And all are fools and lovers first or last.
--Dryden.
Usage examples of "at the first".
I will defend the outer perimeter of the blanket," Alpha said, aiming his first arrow at the first dragon.
She stopped at the first pay phone she came to and dialed with fierce little stabs of her finger.