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ˈuplong, prep., n., and a.
[up adv. + long along prep. and adv.]
A. prep. Up along.
1762Falconer Shipwr. i. 198 Uplong the slipp'ry Masts the Yards ascend.
B. n. A strengthening bar extending along the sail of a windmill.
1819Rees Cycl. s.v. Windmill, There ought to be three uplongs..to the driving, and two to the leading side,..to strengthen the lattice. 1892P. H. Emerson Son of Fens xxxii. 356 That uplong have got loose.
C. adj. Extending upwards.
1875Morris æneid ix. 244 In daily hunt, whereby we learned the river's uplong brim. |