Upright -man.  The  leader  of  a
gang  of  mendicants  or  thieves  (1561) ;
the  second  rank  of  the  canting  tribes
(B.  E.) ;  &  thorough-paced  and  deter-
mined thief  (Grose) :  see  Curtail  (1561).
Uproar.  An  opera  :  cf.  Roaratorio,
oratorio  (1762).
Ups  and  Downs  (The).  The
second  battalion  of  the  Welsh  Regi-
ment, formerly  the  69th  Foot,  the
number  being  read  in  position  or
upside-down.
Upsee  -  Dutch  (Upsee  -  English,
Upsee-Freese).  Conjecturally  a  kind
of  heady  beer  qualified  by  the  name
of  the  brew.  Hence  upsee-freesy,
etc.,  drunk :  see  Screwed ;  to  drink
upsee-Dutch  (English,  etc.),  to  drink
deeply,  or  in  true  toper  fashion  ac-
cording to  the  custom  of  the  country
named.  Also  Upsees  (1600).
Upset.     See  Apple-cart.
Upsides.  To  be  upsides  with,  to
be  even  with,  quits  with,  a  match
for  (1816).
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Upsitting.
Vamper.
Upsitting.  The  sitting  up  of  a
woman  to  see  her  friends  after  her
confinement :  the  feast  held  on  such
an  occasion  (1607).
Upskip.     An  upstart  (q.v.)  (1549).
Upsodown.  Topsy-turvy  (q.v.),
upside-down  :  also  upset  -  down.  Cf.
Backsevore  (1340).
Upstairs  (London).  A  special
brand  of  spirits  :  a  bottle  usually  kept
on  a  shelf:  e.g.  a  drop  of  upstairs:
the  particular  brand  varies  with  the
house.  To  go  upstairs  out  of  the
world,  to  be  hanged :  see  Ladder  (1695).
Upstart.  A  person  suddenly
raised  from  poverty  to  wealth,  from
a  humble  position  to  consequence,
or  from  servitude  to  power :  now
recognised  (1592).
Upsyturvy.  Topsy  -  turvy  (q.v.)
(1594).
Uptails-all.  (1)  Confusion,  riot,
high  jinks  ;  (2)  revellers,  good  fellows,
boon  companions.  Hence  (3)  wanton-
ness (1602).
Up-to-date.  Of  the  latest  (in
fashion,  fact,  or  philosophy),  abreast
of  the  times.
Upways.     Upward.
