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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Upright \Up"right`\, n.
1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
building. See Illust. of {Frame}.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright
shave}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
between the uprights.
[PJC]