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upset price
At public auctions an article is sometimes 'set up,' or 'started,' by the auctioneer at the lowest p...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
To overturn; to overthrow; to overset.--Todd. Webster. This word is now so universal both in England and America, that it may appear unnecessary to give it a place. Its use, however, is quite modern, as it is not in any of the English dictionaries before Todd, who calls it a low word.
At public auctions an article is sometimes 'set up,' or 'started,' by the auctioneer at the lowest p...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.