up the spout (English, prep_phrase)
Senses:
glosses: Broken; not functional or workable; kaput.
tags: slang
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber.
tags: slang
glosses: Pregnant.
tags: slang
glosses: At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles).
tags: archaic
slang
Forms: