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Definition 2024
upsot
upsot
English
Verb
upsot (third-person singular simple present upsots, present participle upsotting, simple past and past participle upsot)
- (poetic) Alternative form of upset
- (poetic, transitive) To tip or overturn (something).
- 1857, James Lord Pierpont , Jingle Bells
- A cart of goods, newly bought
- was in a twinkling, all upsot.
- 1857, James Lord Pierpont , Jingle Bells
Usage notes
- A 19th century contrivance to add rhyme and wit.