sit-upon

[ sit-uh-pon, -pawn ]

noun

a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
Chiefly British Informal. the buttocks.

Origin of sit-upon

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

All the boys sit upon the floor with their legs curled up beneath them.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
They greeted her with joy, spread a soft skin for her to sit upon, and gave her the best food.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
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.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
Some animals, like the rhino and the eland, have tick birds that sit upon their backs and eat the ticks.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheon
And Crawley hid his face, and pointed wildly to whereabouts they were to sit upon the phantom.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade

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