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upstroke
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upstroke, n.
An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made. [1913 Webster]
"Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega." [1913 Webster]
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