hunt's-up

English

From "The hunt is up", the name of an old hunting song.

hunt's-up (plural hunt's-ups)

(obsolete) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any rousing sound or call.
- c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene v]:
  Since arme from arme that voyce doth vs affray,
  Hunting thee hence, with Hunts-vp to the day
- 1605, Michael Drayton, The Third Eclogue
  Time plays the hunt's-up to thy sleepy head.
(obsolete) Any disturbing sound or noise; a racket, a disturbance.
- 1664, Charles Cotton, Scarronides:
  I'll play theſe Rake-hells such a Hunts up, / As were they ſhee's would turn their ⸺ up.

单词	hunt's-up
释义	hunt's-up English Etymology From "The hunt is up", the name of an old hunting song. Noun hunt's-up (plural hunt's-ups) (obsolete) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any rousing sound or call. c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene v]: Since arme from arme that voyce doth vs affray, Hunting thee hence, with Hunts-vp to the day 1605, Michael Drayton, The Third Eclogue Time plays the hunt's-up to thy sleepy head. (obsolete) Any disturbing sound or noise; a racket, a disturbance. 1664, Charles Cotton, Scarronides: I'll play theſe Rake-hells such a Hunts up, / As were they ſhee's would turn their ⸺ up. Anagrams Pushtun
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