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start-up
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start-up, n.
- One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of high rustic shoe. Drayton. [1913 Webster]"A startuppe, or clownish shoe." [1913 Webster]
start-up, a.
Upstart. Walpole. [1913 Webster]
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