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He presides over the annual ceremony of swan-upping, which, despite its suggestive name, involves nothing more exciting than marking cygnets 'beaks to indicate ownership.
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- The act of marking a swan on the upper mandible. See swan-upping.
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He presides over the annual ceremony of swan-upping, which, despite its suggestive name, involves nothing more exciting than marking cygnets 'beaks to indicate ownership.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 1 -
For instance, use of the term swan-upping is always greeted with a smile in England.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 2 - It was a pot that Ronald Reagan had sweetened-upping the ante with his defense buildup that had stretched the Soviet economy to the breaking point and beyond, allowing George Bush to be there when they'd tossed in their cards and cast off from the political system that stretched back to Vladimir Il'ych Ulyanov, Lenin himself, the founding father, even the god of Marxism-Leninism. — The Bear and the Dragon
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So, on every issue you can think of on the campaign trail, there is a ton of back and forth and one-upping and expect to see that right down to the very last moment until folks here walk into those caucuses on Thursday -- Rob.
— CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2007 - We had gotten tipped that while he was up there he was re-upping on the racial religion, so it was thought to be prudent to keep an eye on him to see if he was going to try to start things up again. " — The Closers
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- Verbal noun of *up, v., from up, adv.