n.
Function: noun
Date: 1789
: one that is upper: as a : the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole b : an upper tooth or denture c : an upper berth
– on one's uppers : in straitened circumstances : DESTITUTE
n.
Function: noun
Date: 1789
: one that is upper: as a : the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole b : an upper tooth or denture c : an upper berth
– on one's uppers : in straitened circumstances : DESTITUTE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012