tip-upn.adj.

Etymology: < phrase to tip up (see tip v.²).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtip-up.

A. n. Something that tips or tilts up.

1. A name for the American sandpiper.

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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of

sandpiper1674

stone-runner1681

sand bird1709

piper1793

tattler1831

water junket1833

tip-up1848

kitty-needy1850

weet-weet1852

peep1864

sand-runner1894

1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms Peet-Weet..the spotted Sandpiper.., better known..by the name of..Teeter and Tilt-up or Tip-up, from its often repeated grotesque jerking motions.

2. A wagon with wheels set near together.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon (usually four-wheeled) > with wheels close together

tip-up1887

1887 A. Brassey Last Voy. (1889) xiii. 299 Another conveyance, familiarly known as a ‘Tip-up’, its narrow wheels making it liable to upset except on good roads.

3. North American. = tilt n.² 6.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > ice-fishing devices

jigger1815

tip-up1850

tilt-up1891

1850 S. F. Cooper Rural Hours 42 The boys call these contrivances ‘tip-ups’, from the bit of stick to which the line is attached, falling over when the fish bite.

1880 Harper's Mag. Mar. 517 With baited lines and tip-ups set, we waited.

1923 H. E. Williams Spinning Wheels & Homespun 247 Fishing through the ice... With the aid of what they call ‘tip-upses’ several lines can be used simultaneously.

1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 1 Feb. 34/1 Anglers using jigs were more successful than those waiting by a tipup.

4. A tip-up seat (see sense B.).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > tip-up seat

strapontin1926

tip-up1966

1966 ‘A. Hall’ 9th Directive xxvi. 234 The other sat on the tip-up behind the front seat.

B. adj.

Constructed to tip or tilt up, as a receptacle, for the purpose of emptying out its contents, or as a seat (in a theatre, etc.) when not occupied, so as to give room for passing. Esp. as tip-up seat; also with reference to a method of opening, as tip-up door.

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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > tilted or tilting > upwards > able to be

tip-up1884

1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 46/1 Lavatories, fitted complete with Tip-up Basins.

1887 Times 25 Aug. 4/5 Turn~tables, tip-up machines..are provided at distances of 100 ft. apart along the quay.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 10/1 The green upholstery of the comfortable ‘tip-up’ seats.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 10/2 Industrial vehicles, which include..lorries, tip-up wagons, carts, brewers' drays, and other wagons for heavy traction.

1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes xiii. 203 Mr. French pulled down the tip-up seat next to him.

1959 News Chron. 7 July 6/5 A local vicar, whose garage had tip-up doors.

1973 J. Drummond Bang! Bang! You're Dead! xxxvii. 127 Garages with tip-up doors.

1980 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. May 8/1 They are halls with tip-up seats designed for secular entertainment..as well as worship.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	tip-up
释义	tip-upn.adj. Etymology: < phrase to tip up (see tip v.²).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtip-up. A. n. Something that tips or tilts up. 1. A name for the American sandpiper. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of sandpiper1674 stone-runner1681 sand bird1709 piper1793 tattler1831 water junket1833 tip-up1848 kitty-needy1850 weet-weet1852 peep1864 sand-runner1894 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms Peet-Weet..the spotted Sandpiper.., better known..by the name of..Teeter and Tilt-up or Tip-up, from its often repeated grotesque jerking motions. 2. A wagon with wheels set near together. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon (usually four-wheeled) > with wheels close together tip-up1887 1887 A. Brassey Last Voy. (1889) xiii. 299 Another conveyance, familiarly known as a ‘Tip-up’, its narrow wheels making it liable to upset except on good roads. 3. North American. = tilt n.² 6. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > ice-fishing devices jigger1815 tip-up1850 tilt-up1891 1850 S. F. Cooper Rural Hours 42 The boys call these contrivances ‘tip-ups’, from the bit of stick to which the line is attached, falling over when the fish bite. 1880 Harper's Mag. Mar. 517 With baited lines and tip-ups set, we waited. 1923 H. E. Williams Spinning Wheels & Homespun 247 Fishing through the ice... With the aid of what they call ‘tip-upses’ several lines can be used simultaneously. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 1 Feb. 34/1 Anglers using jigs were more successful than those waiting by a tipup. 4. A tip-up seat (see sense B.). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > tip-up seat strapontin1926 tip-up1966 1966 ‘A. Hall’ 9th Directive xxvi. 234 The other sat on the tip-up behind the front seat. B. adj. Constructed to tip or tilt up, as a receptacle, for the purpose of emptying out its contents, or as a seat (in a theatre, etc.) when not occupied, so as to give room for passing. Esp. as tip-up seat; also with reference to a method of opening, as tip-up door. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > tilted or tilting > upwards > able to be tip-up1884 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 46/1 Lavatories, fitted complete with Tip-up Basins. 1887 Times 25 Aug. 4/5 Turn~tables, tip-up machines..are provided at distances of 100 ft. apart along the quay. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 10/1 The green upholstery of the comfortable ‘tip-up’ seats. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 10/2 Industrial vehicles, which include..lorries, tip-up wagons, carts, brewers' drays, and other wagons for heavy traction. 1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes xiii. 203 Mr. French pulled down the tip-up seat next to him. 1959 News Chron. 7 July 6/5 A local vicar, whose garage had tip-up doors. 1973 J. Drummond Bang! Bang! You're Dead! xxxvii. 127 Garages with tip-up doors. 1980 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. May 8/1 They are halls with tip-up seats designed for secular entertainment..as well as worship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.adj.1848
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