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Webster 1913 Edition

Upland

Up′land

,
Noun.
1.
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; – opposed to
lowland
,
meadow
,
marsh
,
swamp
,
interval
, and the like.
2.
The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns.
[Obs.]

Up′land

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation;
as,
upland
inhabitants;
upland
pasturage
.
Sometimes, with secure delight
The
upland
hamlets will invite.
Milton.
2.
Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished.
[Obs.W2]
“ The race of upland giants.”
Chapman.
Upland moccasin
.
(Zool.)
See
Moccasin
.
–
Upland sandpiper
, or
Upland plover
(Zool.)
,
a large American sandpiper (
Bartramia longicauda
) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also
Bartramian sandpiper
,
Bartram’s tattler
,
field plover
,
grass plover
,
highland plover
,
hillbird
,
humility
,
prairie plover
,
prairie pigeon
,
prairie snipe
,
papabote
,
quaily
, and
uplander
.
–
Upland sumach
(Bot.)
,
a North American shrub of the genus Rhus (
Rhus glabra
), used in tanning and dyeing.

Webster 1828 Edition

Upland

UP'LAND

,
Noun.
[up and land.] High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry. It is opposed to meadow, march, swamp, interval, &c. Uplands are particularly valuable as affording pasture for sheep.

UP'LAND

, a.
1.
Higher in situation; being on upland; as upland inhabitants.
2.
Pertaining to uplands; as upland pasturage.

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