upsot

English

Verb

upsot (third-person singular simple present upsots, present participle upsotting, simple past and past participle upsot)

(poetic) Alternative form of upset
(poetic, transitive) To tip or overturn (something).
- 1857, James Lord Pierpont, Jingle Bells
  He got into a drifted bank
  
  And we—we got upsot.

Usage notes

A 19th century contrivance to add rhyme and wit.

Anagrams

POTUS, USPTO, pouts, spout, stoup, tupos

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