Re: Upset?
Or possibly linked to OED UPSET n. sense
5a:
5. a. A rendering or translation.
1828 T. C. CROKER Fairy Leg. S. Irel. II. 71 It would
be a thousand pities not to give you his verses; so here's my hand at an upset
of them into English.
b. A rough draft.
1841 H. GREELEY in Corr. R. W. Griswold (1898) 102
Having got the right sort of a letter from Burleigh, I have set right down and
written you an upset of it.
Robin
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Upset?
Hi Geraldine,
Is this in the context of ‘set’
or even ‘set up’? For example; “She has her mother’s set?” meaning
resemblance/imitation ...
It needs some research – if I’ve got a few hours to
spare sometime; try Giles at the Ox Dic...
Tilla
