In senses 2 and 4 sometimes hyphened; cf. UP- prefix 2 and 2 b.
1. a. Dwelling up-country. b. Situated on high ground, rare.
13[?]. K. Alis., 7053 (Laud MS.). Þise Sereses als I fynde, Þe vppest folk ben of al ynde.
c. 1710. Celia Fiennes, Diary (1888), 128. To persons born in up and dry Countryes.
2. Of trains or coaches: Going or running up; up-going. (See UP adv.1 6 d.)
1784. J. Palmer, Papers Reform Posts (1797), App. IV. 40. All the Letters … are sent by the up Coach at night.
1815. Ann. Reg., Chron., 57. The up coach, by the way of Cashel, was attacked.
1841. Col. Hawker, Diary (1893), II. 216. For an up train to bring it back.
1844. Alb. Smith, Adv. Mr. Ledbury, I. ii. I. 12. The up-mail-trains of the railway.
1868. M. Collins, Sweet Anne Page, II. 160. They caught an up-stage, which landed them in Piccadilly at six.
1890. ‘R. Boldrewood,’ Col. Reformer (1891), 131. The up coach leaving and the down one just coming in.
b. Belonging to, connected with, up-going trains, coaches, etc.
1840. Osborne’s London & Birm. Railw. Guide, 67. The rails … constituting the road used by trains coming up to town and hence … called the up side.
1852. Mechanic’s Mag., 6 Nov., 369. [He] observed the scarp next the up-line give way.
1885. Law Times’ Rep., LII. 622/2. The booking-office at Risca is on the up platform.
1895. Law Times, C. 133/2. A cottage near the up side of the railway line.
3. Of fermented liquors: Effervescing, effervescent.
1815. Sporting Mag., XLV. 251. Beer’s nothing if not up.
1816, 1828. [see next].
1840. Dom. Brewing, 46. The beer is soon what is commonly called up.
b. transf. Sparkling, excited; cheerful, vivacious.
1815. J. Scott, Visit Paris (ed. 2), 21. Their faces all sparkling and up, as we say of soda water.
1828. Examiner, 806/1. As vain and flippant as a butterfly, and as ‘up’ as sparkling champagne.
1893. Sat. Rev., 7 Jan., 23/2. Mr. Gilfillan was too hurried, too perfervid, ‘too much up,’ if we may borrow an expression from the effervescence of a harmless beverage.
4. Directed, inclining or sloping, upwards; ascending.
1869. [see UP-BEAT sb. 1].
1876. Stainer & Barrett, Dict. Mus., 61/2. Alternate bowing will lead to the recurrence of an up-bow on every alternate down-beat.
1901. Feilden’s Mag., IV. 412/1. If there be long lengths of them horizontal, or with slight up gradient.
1905. Elinor Glyn, Viciss. Evangeline, 138. He said … that … that up look under the eyelashes was the affair of the devil!
