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upsitting
upˈsitting, vbl. n. [up- 7.] 1. The occasion of a woman's first sitting up to receive company after a confinement. Obs. exc. dial. (Cf. upsetting vbl. n. 2.)1572 J. Jones Bathes of Buckstone 9 b, Some in forme of Cakes, as at weddings; some Rondes of Hogs, as at vp⁓sittings. 1603 Dekker Bachelor's B...
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updrinking
updrinking, vbl. n. [up- 7.] (See quot. and cf. upsitting.)1819 [A. Balfour] Campbell I. 13 At the feast given on my mother's recovery, which in that part of the country was termed the up-drinking.
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upsetting
▪ I. upˈsetting, vbl. n. [up- 7. Cf. upset v.] I. † 1. a. The action of setting up or erecting. Obs.c 1449 Pecock Repr. ii. iv. 156 The hauyng, and the vpsetting of ymagis. 1507 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scotl. III. 261 For prenes to the pailȝoun and upsetting of it, x d. 1525 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 96 Ilk...
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