Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Start-up

/(stärt"ŭp`)/ · Start·-up · IPA /stˈɑrtˌʌp/

01 n. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.

1.
One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.[Obs.]
2.
A kind of high rustic shoe.[Obs.]
“A startuppe, or clownish shoe.” — Spenser.

02 a. Upstart.