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upstairs (n.)

upstairs (v.)

upstairs (adv.)

upstairs (adj.)

Wee Willie Winkie rins through the toun,

Upstairs and dounstairs, in his nicht-goun,

Tirlin' at the window, cryin' at the lock,

"Are the weans in their bed? for it's nou ten o'clock."

William Miller (1810-1872): Willie Winkie.