Entry: acclivity (n.)
In context: "The acclivity is not kind to asphalt-spreader's boots."
Definition: An upward slope (of a hill, etc.); an ascending slope. Also: †steepness (obs.).
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Page: 582
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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