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v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.

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	a.) ~~Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is~~, ~~the price fixed upon~~ as ~~the minimum for property offered in~~ a ~~public sale, or~~, ~~in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started~~ by the ~~auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold~~.		v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.