wupv.
/wʌp/, U.S. /wəp/, Scottish English /wʌp/ Scottish.
1. transitive. To bind (something) round with cord, thread, etc.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind > bind round or about > with cord or thread
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wup1512
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind with cord, string, or tie
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halchc1400
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cable?1507
twitch1612
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zip-tie1985
1512–3 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 464 Smale towis to wowp the Margrettis mast with.
1567 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 360 Two barrell cordis..to woup brokin stokis and quheillis.
1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry Gloss. Oop, Oup, to join by hooping.
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Oop Wup,..to bind with a thread or cord; to splice.
2.
a. To unite or join (thread, yarn, etc.).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [verb (transitive)] > join
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piecen1831
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. iv. 66 A hank [of yarn], but not a haill ane—the full years o' the three score and ten, but thrice broken, and thrice to oop.
b. To secure or fasten by tying.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind with cord, string, or tie > make fast by tying
wup1871
to tie off1928
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb i. 9 Tak' the aul' pleuch ryn [= rein] there, an' wup it ticht atween the stays.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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