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What does "upcast" mean?

Upcast: (Bowling) A cast; a throw. Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.
  2. 3.An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]
  3. 4.A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
  4. 5.To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  5. 6.To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]

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