Upright (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Upright

Go upright; a word used by shoemakers, taylors and their servants, when any money is given to make them drink, and signifies, Bring it all out in liquor, though the donor intended less, and expects change, or some of his money, to be returned. Three-penny upright. See Threepenny Upright.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Uppish * Upright Man

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