[Ads-l] Antedating of "Upside" (Preposition)

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upside (preposition) (OED 1953)

1913 Wilmington (North Carolina) Morning Star 23 Mar. 10/1 (Newspapers.com)

The big one made a dive for him and biffed him up side the head and sent him sailing.

Fred Shapiro

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