sit-upon

American  

[sit-uh-pon, -pawn] / ˈsɪt əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn /

noun

• sit-upons
  plural

1. a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.

2. Chiefly British Informal. the buttocks.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sit-upons
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sit-upon

First recorded in 1835–45; noun use of verb phrase sit upon

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sit-upon sit-upons

Nor I can't send you out to s'arch for your sister, wi' the knowledge that it'll surely end in her warmin' your little sit-upon.

From Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

But I should advise you, old fellow, to get your sit-upons seated with wash-leather, - just like the eleventh hussars do with their cherry-coloured pants.

From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Cuthbert Bede