1837. Sposing the omnibus got upsotwell, I walks off, and leaves the man to pick up the pieces.J. C. Neal, Charcoal Sketches, p. 192.
1848. Prissy upsot the tea-kettle, gittin some water for me to shave.W. T. Thompson, Major Joness Sketches of Travel, p. 18.
1852.
It being three miles from the plains, that being the unlucky spot, | |
The cars they sunk, and the engine upsot; | |
These men jumped off, thinking their lives to save, | |
But to their great misfortune they met a watery grave. | |
Knick. Mag., xl. 94 (July). |