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hunt's-up

American

[huhnts-uhp] / ˈhʌntsˈʌp /

noun

(formerly) a call played on a hunting horn in the morning to rouse and assemble the participants in a hunt.

Etymology

Origin of hunt's-up

1530–40; from phrase ( the ) hunt is up

Example Sentences

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Since arm from arm that voice doth us affray, Hunting thee hence with hunt's-up to the day.

From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William

Since arm from arm that voice doth us affray, Hunting thee hence with hunt’s-up to the day.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

So when, next morning, Gawayne once more heard The hunt's-up in the court, he never stirred, But let the merry horsemen ride away While he slept soundly well into the day.

From Gawayne and the Green Knight A Fairy Tale by Lewis, Charlton Miner

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