hunt's-up
Americannoun
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 Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Since arm from arm that voice doth us affray, Hunting thee hence with hunt's-up to the day.
From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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 Charlton Miner Lewis
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