up-putn.
/ˈʌppʊt/, U.S. /ˈəpˌpʊt/, Scottish English /ˈʌpput/ Scottish.
1. ‘The power of secreting’ (Jamieson).
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > action or process of secreting > [noun] > power of
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a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 101 Tho he can swear..And lye, I think he cannot hide... They are not fitt For Stealth, that want a good Up put.
2. = up-putting n. 2.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun]
harbourc1150
gesteningc1200
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harbourya1300
harbergery1303
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easement?a1425
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up-putting1815
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up-put1866
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1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 204.
1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xix. 219 Ye'll can leave your horse here and your bags, for it seems we're to have your up-put.
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