UPSTAY

Etymology

Verb

upstay (third-person singular simple present upstays, present participle upstaying, simple past and past participle upstayed)

(now rare) To sustain, support.

Anagrams

• stay up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*stay", v. t.

Definition: To sustain; to support. [Obs.] "His massy spear upstayed." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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