sit-upon

[ sit-uh-pon, -pawn ]

noun

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sit-upon¹

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

Example Sentences

All the boys sit upon the floor with their legs curled up beneath them.

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They greeted her with joy, spread a soft skin for her to sit upon, and gave her the best food.

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The provost and his men bade him sit upon a bench, and the man then bound his feet as he had before bound his hands.

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Some animals, like the rhino and the eland, have tick birds that sit upon their backs and eat the ticks.

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And Crawley hid his face, and pointed wildly to whereabouts they were to sit upon the phantom.

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