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Quotation dates: 1818
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UPGANG, n. Also upgaing, up(p)geng. [′ʌpgaŋ, -geŋ]
1. The act of ascending a slope, ascent. Also in Eng. dial.Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xxix.:
Our minny here's rather driegh in the upgang.
2. A sudden rising of wind and sea, a storm (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), I.Sc. 1973, uppgeng). Also in phr. upgang of weather, id.
[O.Sc. upgang. = 1., 1375, O.N. uppgangr, a going up, ascent.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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