up-and-down

See also: up and down

English

Adjective

up-and-down (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of up and down
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 4:

     As I entered the room, the fire [...] flickering light through the wide-open door over the room, which was very deep, and furnished in the old style with high-backed Russia leather chairs, and one of those settees which were intended for farthingales and straight up-and-down positions.