Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UPHARROW, v. Nonce fig. usage: to vex, distress, pain. Rare and obs. in Eng.Edb. 1800 H. MacNeill Scotland's Scaith 35:
A' thy gentle mind upharrows! Hate, Revenge, and Rage uprears!
