a. and sb. [f. vbl. phrase stick up: see STICK v. 34.] A. adj. That sticks up; esp. of a collar = STAND-UP a. 1.

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1873.  Punch, 10 May, 191/2. We wonder who invented chignons, corsets, stick-up collars,… and high-heeled boots.

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1891.  Kipling, Light that Failed, 7. Be careful with the cartridges; I don’t like those jagged stick-up things on the rim.

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  B.  sb. Something that sticks up.

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  a.  A stand-up collar.

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1857.  Hotten’s Slang Dict., 20. Stick-ups, shirt-collar.

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1896.  Punch, 8 Aug., 64/1. What a big Garçon he’ll be when he’s out of Jackets and Turn-downs, and gets into Tails and Stick-ups!

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  b.  (See quot.)

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1881.  E. Ingersoll, Oyster-Industr. (Hist. Fish. Industr. U.S.), 249. Stickup, a long, thin oyster, growing in mud, etc. (Dennis creek, New Jersey).

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