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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Upright \Up"right`\, n.
   1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
      building. See Illust. of Frame.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
      chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
      opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
      for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full upright
      shave.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
      part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
      between the uprights.
      [PJC]

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