Etymology

upthrow

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Today it means: To throw or cast upwards. Full definition →

Middle English upthrowen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromupthrowen
  2. English todayupthrow

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.