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Upcast \Up"cast`\, a. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Upcast \Up"cast`\, n.

1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. --Shak.

2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.

3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]

4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.]

--Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Upcast \Up*cast"\, v. t.

1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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