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Dup

is do up. Thus Ophelia says, in one of her snatches, he “dupt the chamber door,” i.e. did up or pushed up the latch, in order to open the door, that he might “let in the maid” (Hamlet, iv. 1). A portcullis and some other doors were lifted up or dupped.

“Iche weene the porters are drunk. Will they not dup the gate to-day.”—Edwards: Damon and Pithias (1571).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Dunghill
Dunkers
Dunmow
Dunmow Flitch
Duns Scotus
Dunstable
Dunstan (St.)
Duodecimo
Duomo (The)
Dup
Dupes
Durandana
Durandartë
Durante
Durbar (Indian word)
Durden (Dame)
Dürer (Albert)
Duresley
Durham Book
Durham Mustard

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