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Webster 1913 Edition
Topsy-turvy
Top′sy-tur′vy
,adv.
[Earlier
topside-turvey
, topsy-tervy
; probably for top so turvy
; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy
probably means, overturned, fr. AS
. torfian
to throw.] In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down;
as, to turn a carriage
. topsy-turvy
Webster 1828 Edition
Topsy-turvy
TOPSY-TUR'VY
,adv.