Dictionary.com

hunt's-up

[ huhnts-uhp ]
/ ˈhʌntsˈʌp /
Save This Word!

noun
(formerly) a call played on a hunting horn in the morning to rouse and assemble the participants in a hunt.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Origin of hunt's-up

1530–40; from phrase (the) hunt is up
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
FEEDBACK