different between uphand vs upland

English

Etymology

up- +? hand

Adjective

uphand (not comparable)

1. (rare) Designed to be lifted by the hand, or by both hands

   the uphand sledge

2. With an upward movement of the hand.
3. (welding) Starting from the bottom and working upwards
4. Characterized by pushing upwards with a hand or hands.
5. (rare, of soil) Enriched; fertile.

Adverb

uphand (not comparable)

1. (welding) From bottom to top.
2. Moved by hand in an upward direction.

Verb

uphand (third-person singular simple present uphands, present participle uphanding, simple past and past participle uphanded)

1. To lift with an upward movement of the hands.
2. To strike from below with the hand or fist.
3. To uphold, promote, or sustain.
4. To raise the hands.

Noun

uphand (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The upper hand.

English

Etymology

From Middle English upland, from Old English ?pland (“the country”); equivalent to up- +? land.

The word as an adjective developed in Middle English.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??pl?nd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??pl?nd/, /??p-/
• Hyphenation: up?land

Noun

upland (plural uplands)

1. The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation; often hilly, but not generally mountainous (compare highlands).
2. (obsolete) The country, as against the town.

Hypernyms

• land

Coordinate terms

• highland
• inland
• lowland
• midland
• outland

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

upland (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands.
   • c. 1624, George Chapman (translator), Batrachomyomachia:

     the race of upland giants

   • a. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro^[1]:

     Sometimes with secure delight / The upland hamlets will invite,

Anagrams

• Dunlap, land up