redd-upn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdʌp/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌəp/, Scottish English

/ˈrɛdʌp/, Irish English

/ˈrɛdʌp/

Forms: Scottish 1800s– redd-up; English regional (northern) 1800s– red-up; Irish English (northern) 1900s– red-up, 2000s– redd-up.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: redd v.², up adv.¹

Etymology: < redd v.² + up adv.¹, after to redd up (see redd v.² 4c). Compare redd n.¹

Chiefly Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern).

An act of clearing away or tidying up. Also (occasionally): disorder that needs to be tidied up, a mess.

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1880 W. Robbie Yonderton xxxii Weel, did ever ye see sic a redd up as the Mains his gotten?

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words s.v Red, Rid By inversion, ‘A fine red up’ is sometimes used to indicate a scene of disorder.

1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. ii. ii. 105 She herself, in proper wifely fashion, proposed to give her little house a good red-up, in its master's absence.

1937 E. S. Rae Light in Window 32 G'wa and gie yoursel' a redd up.

1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 22 Nov. 19 The latest experts on the subject have given a fancy name, Feng Shui, to what we might call a good redd-up, but the principle is the same.

1998 N. Harper Spik o the Place 118 Maxine, yer bedroom's a helluva redd-up. Sort it oot now or I'll come and gie it a redd-up masel.

2003 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 Aug. Most of us when told that a photographer was coming would do a quick redd-up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	redd-up
释义	redd-upn. Brit. /ˈrɛdʌp/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌəp/, Scottish English /ˈrɛdʌp/, Irish English /ˈrɛdʌp/ Forms: Scottish 1800s– redd-up; English regional (northern) 1800s– red-up; Irish English (northern) 1900s– red-up, 2000s– redd-up. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: redd v.², up adv.¹ Etymology: < redd v.² + up adv.¹, after to redd up (see redd v.² 4c). Compare redd n.¹ Chiefly Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern). An act of clearing away or tidying up. Also (occasionally): disorder that needs to be tidied up, a mess. ΚΠ 1880 W. Robbie Yonderton xxxii Weel, did ever ye see sic a redd up as the Mains his gotten? 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words s.v Red, Rid By inversion, ‘A fine red up’ is sometimes used to indicate a scene of disorder. 1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. ii. ii. 105 She herself, in proper wifely fashion, proposed to give her little house a good red-up, in its master's absence. 1937 E. S. Rae Light in Window 32 G'wa and gie yoursel' a redd up. 1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 22 Nov. 19 The latest experts on the subject have given a fancy name, Feng Shui, to what we might call a good redd-up, but the principle is the same. 1998 N. Harper Spik o the Place 118 Maxine, yer bedroom's a helluva redd-up. Sort it oot now or I'll come and gie it a redd-up masel. 2003 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 Aug. Most of us when told that a photographer was coming would do a quick redd-up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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