upping sticks

A form of up sticks — To put up the mast of a ship in preparation for sailing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of up sticks
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APA

upping sticks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upping%20sticks

MLA

“upping sticks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upping%20sticks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upping sticks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upping%20sticks.

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