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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Upsides, adv. [17th c. Eng. vpside (1611) the upper side or surface. Also in the later Sc. dial. and 18th and 19th c. Eng. as upsides with, equal, quits, on a level with, alongside of.] Alongside, level with (a place). — 1685 Erskine Diary 161.
We past betwixt Tantallan and the Bass, and a little after sunset were upsides with Holly Island
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