Dictionary entry

Upcast (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Up″cast′ (?), n. 1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. Shak.

2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; — distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.

3. An upset, as from a carriage.

4. A taunt; a reproach. Sir W. Scott.