n. 1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A kind of high rustic shoe. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A startuppe, or clownish shoe. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Upstart. [ R. ] Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]