"upon't" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: upon’t [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|adverb|head=upon’t}} upon’t
  1. (archaic) Contraction of upon + it. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction Alternative form of: upon (extra: + it)
    Sense id: en-upon't-en-adv-NcHVIc~S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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