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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Lodging; entertainment for man and beast. Scott.

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  • “Utterly disgraceful it is and myself not much longer up-putting with it am being!”

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  • “Mr. Sampson," she cried, "it is the most extraordinary thing in the world wide, that you have free up-putting in this house, -- bed, board, washing, and twelve pounds sterling a year just to look after that boy, -- and here you have let him out of your sight for three hours at a time!”

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North

  • “We succeeded in realising a much better up-putting, for the same money, in the house of a Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Page, - English people,”

    New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle

  • “We had miserable up-putting,' the diary continues, 'and on both sides of the ferry much anxiety of mind.”

    Records of a Family of Engineers

  • “Had I remained at my own lap-broad, the profits of my day's work would have been over and above for the maintenance of my family, outside and inside; instead of which, I have been at the expense of a cart-hire and a horse's up-putting, let alone”

    The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith

  • “Had I remained at my own lapbroad, the profits of my day's work would have been over and above for the maintenance of my family, outside and inside; instead of which, I have been at the expense of a cart-hire and a horse's up-putting, let alone”

    The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself

  • “‘Mr. Sampson,’ said she, upon his entrance, ‘is it not the most extraordinary thing in this world wide, that you, that have free up-putting — bed, board, and washing — and twelve pounds sterling a year, just to look after that boy, should let him out of your sight for twa or three hours?’”

    Guy Mannering

  • “Mr. Sampson,' said she, upon his entrance, 'is it not the most extraordinary thing in this world wide, that you, that have free up-putting -- bed, board, and washing -- and twelve pounds sterling a year, just to look after that boy, should let him out of your sight for twa or three hours?”

    Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete

  • “‘We had miserable up-putting,’ the diary continues, ‘and on both sides of the ferry much anxiety of mind.”

    Records of a Family of Engineers

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