hunt up
(tr) to search for, esp successfully: I couldn't hunt up a copy of it anywhere
(intr) (of a bell) to be rung progressively earlier during a set of changes
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How to use hunt up in a sentence
With these ten Hunts, the first change in each Peal is made by hunting the whole hunt up.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian StedmanGive her a pretty room, and I think you'd better hunt up some young person to look after her.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesI was consumedly amused by it, so was the whole family, and we proceeded to hunt up back Idlers and read the whole series.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson"I've got to hunt up that wheel," murmured Chub, who appeared to be a bit dazed.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsFunson told him to go and hunt up some cattle, and sent another man to drive the mules.
A California Girl | Edward Eldridge
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